NNA – China on Thursday asked its citizens in Lebanon to leave ldquo;as soon as possiblerdquo; following the killing of a senior leader of Palestinian Fatah movement, joining a number of countries that have already urged their nationals to do that in recent weeks.
ldquo;Recently, the situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border has continued to be tense, and security circumstances in Lebanon are severe and complex,rdquo; Chinarsquo;s Embassy in Beirut said in a statement.
Beijing urged its citizens in Lebanon to ldquo;take the opportunity while commercial flights are still running to return to China or leave the country as soon as possible.rdquo;
ldquo;The current level of risk to travel in Lebanonrsquo;s South and Nabatieh Governorates is red (extremely high risk), and other areas is orange (high risk),rdquo; the statement added.
Khalil al-Makdah, a leader of Fatah movementrsquo;s armed wing in Lebanon, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday, further fueling the already heightened tensions in the Middle East amid Israelrsquo;s ongoing onslaught on Gaza.
It marked the first time Israel has targeted a senior Fatah member in more than 10 months of cross-border clashes with Hezbollah.–agencies
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