A Chinese envoy on Thursday urged Israel to abandon its reliance on the use of force and the illusion of seeking a complete military victory in Gaza and cease infringements on Lebanon's sovereignty and security, reports Xinhua news agency.

At the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said the spillover effects from the continued fighting in Gaza are manifesting at a greater pace, and Lebanon and Israel are on the verge of all-out conflict, imperiling peace and stability of the entire Middle East.