Beijing considers violations of Lebanese sovereignty and Israeli attacks that harm civilians to be unacceptable, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a briefing, TASS reports.
“China opposes violations of Lebanese sovereignty and security and condemns all actions that harm innocent civilians.” — said the diplomat, commenting on the Israeli army’s attacks on Lebanese territory.
According to him, the Chinese side is “deeply shocked by the large number of victims” of the Israeli military operation.
“Beijing calls on the warring parties to take immediate measures to prevent further escalation of regional tensions.” – Lin Jian added.
The day before, an official representative of the Israeli army Daniel Hagari The Lebanese Air Force reported that it carried out strikes against 1,300 military targets of the Shiite movement Hezbollah across Lebanon in one day. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, more than 300 people were killed and more than 1,200 wounded as a result of the Israeli raids.
