China voices its concern

BEIJING - China expressed concern over Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, accusing Israel of encroaching on Lebanese sovereignty…

BEIJING - China expressed concern over Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, accusing Israel of encroaching on Lebanese sovereignty. The official Xinhua news agency quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman as calling for an end to Israel's air and artillery blitz.

"We hope that the parties concerned will immediately halt their military actions and exercise restraint, lest the tensions there be further escalated and the Middle East peace process hindered," he said.

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