𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝟑, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭.

China has sent six warships to the Middle East as the tension between Israel and Hamas heats up. The 44th Naval Escort Task Force of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre has spent several days in Oman doing normal operations. As Israel readies a ground invasion of Gaza, the Zibo, together with the frigate Jingzhou and supply ship Qiandaohu, are stationed in the Middle East as part of a task force. According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, a two-state solution that would result in the creation of an independent Palestine is the “basic way out” of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Washington’s fears that escalating tensions in Israel could lead to a full-scale conflict are reflected in the heightened military posture in the Middle East.

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