00:00Welcome back. China has called on Israel to withdraw its troops from Lebanon and agree to an immediate ceasefire.
00:08Beijing's representative to the United Nations, Fu Chong, urged the international community to act quickly to prevent the conflict from
00:15escalating further.
00:18Addressing an emergency UN Security Council meeting, Fu also called for greater support for Lebanon to help stabilize the country's
00:26domestic situation.
00:27He said the UN Interim Force in Lebanon must be given the necessary guarantees to carry out its mandate and
00:34help maintain regional stability.
00:36The comments come as Israel continues near daily strikes across Lebanon, while Hezbollah has kept up attacks on Israeli military
00:45positions, despite a ceasefire agreed in April.
00:48Lebanon says Israeli attacks since March 2 have killed more than 3,400 people and injured over 10,000 others.
00:58Tensions have risen further after Israeli forces captured the strategic Buford Ridge in southern Lebanon.
01:04It is Israel's deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than two decades, drawing condemnation from several Arab states as well
01:13as France, Germany and Britain.
01:15Good morning, everyone.
01:15You
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