Overnight Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, which were the deadliest since a ceasefire began in the besieged territory, have drawn a wave of condemnations worldwide.

Over 410 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed on Tuesday after the occupying regime resumed its genocidal war on Gaza, undermining the fragile two-month-long truce agreement with the Hamas resistance group.

China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Beijing was "highly concerned about the current situation between Israel and Palestine."

She also called for the parties to "avoid any actions that could lead to an escalation of the situation, and prevent a larger-scale humanitarian disaster."

'Spiral of escalation'

Russia also warned of a potential “spiral of escalation” in Gaza amid renewed Israeli genocidal attacks.

“The latest aggravation of the situation, the return to a spiral of escalating tensions, this is what worries us,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

He said Moscow is monitoring the situation very closely and expects it to return to a “peaceful course.”

Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged respect for the ceasefire in Gaza, where "there’s already been enormous suffering."

He also said that his country will continue to stand up for peace and security in the region.

Israel launched its brutal Gaza onslaught on October 7, 2023, but the regime failed to achieve its declared objectives despite killing more than 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children.

The Tel Aviv regime accepted Hamas’s longstanding negotiation terms under the three-phase Gaza truce, which began on January 19.

Later, however, Israel refused to move forward to the second stage of the ceasefire, which required it to withdraw the occupation troops from Gaza.

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