China's Xi tells Arab leaders Gaza war can't 'continue indefinitely'

TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday told visiting Arab leaders that he wants to work with them to find "solutions to hotspot issues" and set a model for global governance while promising more financial aid for Palestinians in Gaza.

"The Middle East is a land bestowed with broad prospects for development, but the war is still raging on it," Xi said, according to a Foreign Ministry readout. "Since last October, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has escalated drastically, throwing the people into tremendous sufferings. War should not continue indefinitely. Justice should not be absent forever."