This picture taken from the border with Gaza shows smoke billowing over destroyed buildings in the Palestinian territory on November 20, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (PHOTO / AFP)

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday it is imperative to avoid further deterioration of the Palestinian-Israeli situation, especially the emergence of a more serious humanitarian crisis.

The two heads of state, in a telephone conversation, agreed that the two-state solution is the fundamental way to solve the cycle of Palestinian-Israeli conflicts.