Israel-Palestine War Intensifies... Israeli Embassy Staff Attacked in China During the Week

Amid clashes between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas, an employee of the Israeli embassy in China was attacked.

On the 13th (local time), according to the AP news agency, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that an employee of the Israeli embassy in Beijing was attacked and hospitalized. The identity of the attacked employee was not disclosed.

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a press release, "The attack on the employee did not occur within the embassy premises, and no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack."

The Ministry added, "The employee was transported to the hospital and is currently in stable condition," and said it is investigating the background of the incident.

Plainclothes police officers deployed in front of the Israeli Embassy in Beijing, China, on the 13th

AP analyzed, "It is not immediately clear why the employee was attacked, but it happened after Israel criticized China's stance on Hamas's attacks."

Earlier, on the 8th, the Chinese government expressed "deep concern over the escalating tensions and violence between both sides" through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website regarding the rising death toll from the armed conflict between Hamas and Israel.

It also appealed, "We urge the relevant parties to remain calm and exercise restraint, immediately cease hostilities, protect civilians, and prevent the situation from worsening," and claimed, "The fundamental solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict is to implement the 'two-state solution' (兩國方案) to establish Palestine as an independent state."

In response, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized, "China's statement lacked clear and explicit condemnation of the horrific massacre carried out by the terrorist organization Hamas against innocent civilians and the abduction of dozens to the Gaza Strip."

Furthermore, it added, "China's statement made no mention of Israel's right to defend itself and its citizens, nor the basic rights of a sovereign state attacked in an unprecedented and brutal manner."

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