Baghdad,Today, Saturday, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the United States of America to play a positive role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and reach a solution to stop the violence between the two sides.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a phone call with his American counterpart, Anthony Blinken, "The United States must practically play a constructive and responsible role to push the Palestinian issue to a path that leads to a political settlement as soon as possible."

US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said earlier today that Blinken, who visited Saudi Arabia, had a “fruitful” phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, which lasted an hour.

The US Secretary of State called on his Chinese counterpart, "Iran's strong partner," to use Beijing's influence to restore calm in the Middle East.

Israel continues its attack on the Gaza Strip for the eighth day in a row, with warplanes directing air strikes throughout the Gaza Strip, leaving widespread destruction in citizens’ homes.

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that the number of victims had risen to more than 2,215 martyrs, including at least 700 children and 400 women, and more than 8,800 citizens were injured with various injuries, including more than 2,000 children and 1,400 women.

It is noteworthy that at dawn on Saturday, October 7, “Al-Qassam Brigades,” the military wing of the Hamas movement, announced the start of Operation “Tawafan Al-Aqsa,” firing more than 5,000 rockets from the Gaza Strip. Palestinian fighters also carried out specific operations, storming a number of settlements around the border and engaging in street warfare with the Israeli forces killed and wounded a number of them, captured a number of soldiers and settlers, and took control of Israeli vehicles.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency