China's special envoy on the Middle East issue on Monday stressed the importance of creating conditions to restart the Middle East peace process on the basis of the two-state solution and the "land for peace" principle.

Zhai Jun, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue, made the remarks during a meeting with Ayman Safadi, Jordan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, in the latest of his talks with regional diplomats since the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis broke out on October 7.

China is "deeply concerned" about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, said Zhai, who urged the international community, especially the United Nations Security Council, to act and take concrete measures to promote a ceasefire and an end to the hostilities as soon as possible.

"At the same time, we must take a long-term view and create conditions for restarting the Middle East peace process on the basis of the two-state solution and the 'land for peace' principle," he said.

The issue of land is at the core of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. According to the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), for a long time the efforts aimed at achieving a settlement to the conflict were based on the principle of "land for peace."

The "land for peace" principle means that that if Israel withdraws from the occupied Arab territories, including the occupied Palestinian land, the Arabs will make peace with Israel, according to the ESCWA.

The meeting between the Chinese special envoy and the Jordanian foreign minister came days after the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution presented by Jordan that calls for a humanitarian truce in Gaza.

The resolution was adopted on Friday with 120 votes in favor, 14 votes against and 45 abstentions.

During Monday's meeting, Zhai said the adoption of the resolution has shown the strong call of the international community, especially Arab and Islamic countries, for a ceasefire and an end to the hostilities.

As a co-sponsor of the draft of the resolution, China highly appreciates and supports the important and unique role Jordan has played on the issue at this critical moment, he said.

Safadi said the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has brought huge damage to Gaza and impacted regional security and stability.

He said Israel's collective punishment of civilians in Gaza will only bring more risks of instability to the region and will never bring peace.

The root cause of the conflict lies in the deprivation of the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people, Safadi added.

Only by correctly and comprehensively understanding the historical context of the Palestinian question can a political solution to the issue be found, he said.