The Chinese government will provide another batch of emergency humanitarian assistance of 15 million yuan (about $2.05 million), including food and medicine, to Gaza, said Xu Wei, spokesman for the China International Development Cooperation Agency on Thursday.

China is saddened by the fact that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has resulted in a large number of civilian casualties and a significant deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Xu said.

To help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, China has already provided $1 million in cash through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and the Palestinian National Authority separately, Xu said.

(Cover: Workers of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East pack the medical aid and prepare it for distribution to hospitals at a warehouse in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, October 25, 2023. /CFP)