Arab and Muslim leaders in Beijing call for ceasefire

Arab and Muslim ministers called on Monday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as their delegation visited Beijing on the first leg of a tour to push for an end to the bombing of Gaza and to allow humanitarian aid into the enclave.

The delegations are set to meet officials representing each of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

The officials are from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, Palestine and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, among others.

"We are here to send a clear signal: that is we must immediately stop the fighting and the killings, we must immediately deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza," said Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.