China FM Slams ‘Indiscriminate Attacks’ on Civilians in Talks With Lebanese Counterpart

Smoke billows from a site targeted by Israeli shelling in the southern Lebanese village of Zaita on September 23, 2024. Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi expressed support for Lebanon and condemned what he termed “indiscriminate attacks against civilians,” Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Meeting his Lebanese counterpart in New York, Wang said: “We pay close attention to developments in the region, especially the recent explosion of communications equipment in Lebanon, and firmly oppose indiscriminate attacks against civilians.”

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