China Urges Citizens in Lebanon to Leave ‘as Soon as Possible’

Lebanese firefighters put out a fire in a car after an Israeli strike in the southern city of Sidon on August 21, 2024. Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP

China on Thursday urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave “as soon as possible,” according to an embassy statement, the day after an Israeli strike in the country killed a senior Palestinian militant.

“Recently, the situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border has continued to be tense, and security circumstances in Lebanon are severe and complex,” China’s embassy in Beirut said.

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