"Humanitarian disasters in Gaza should not continue and...countering violence with violence cannot truly address the legitimate concerns of all parties," Wang told Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz during a phone call, the official Xinhua news agency said.

"The Chinese side believes that renewed conflict and turmoil in the region serves the interests of no one," Wang added.

Beijing also "hopes that all parties will act cautiously to avoid falling into a vicious circle amid tension between Israel and Iran", Xinhua quoted Wang as saying.

He called for an "immediate, complete and permanent ceasefire in Gaza".

Israel has killed at least 42,289 people in Gaza, mostly women and children.

Israel has bombarded the Palestinian territory by land, air and sea as it seeks to destroy the militant group, displacing almost all of its civilian population of 2.4 million people at least once in the past year.

After almost a year of cross-border fire with Hezbollah over the Gaza war, Israel on September 23 launched an intense air campaign against Lebanon, killing at least 1,4000 people since.

Beijing has also repeatedly called for peace talks to resolve the crisis in Gaza.

In July, the country brokered a "national unity" deal between Hamas, Fatah, and other Palestinian organisations to rule Gaza together after the war.

* This story was edited by Ahram Online