China has said that it is “shocked” by the Israeli strike on Gaza’s Nasser hospital in which five journalists were among at least 20 people killed, AFP reports.

“We are shocked and condemn the fact that medical personnel and journalists have once again unfortunately lost their lives in the conflict,” foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said when asked about the strikes.

“We express our condolences to the victims and our sympathies to their families.”

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