China announced this Tuesday that it will send emergency medical supplies to Lebanon, where more than 2,000 people have died since the Israeli Army began carrying out operations against the Shiite group Hezbollah.
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“In response to a request from the Lebanese Government, the Chinese Government has decided to provide medical supplies emergency for help the country“said this Tuesday in a brief statement spokesperson Li Ming of the China International Development Cooperation Agency.
According to Li, the situation between Lebanon and Israel “has gotten worse recently”with “air attacks in many parts that have caused numerous victims.”
However, the statement does not specify what type or amount of medical aid it involves or when it will arrive in the country.
In response to a request from the Lebanese Government, the Chinese Government has decided to provide emergency medical supplies to help the country
China has expressed deep concern about the situation in the Middle East and their opposition to the violation of sovereigntysecurity and territorial integrity of Lebanon.
The Israeli Army reported on Monday that fighter jets from its Air Force carried out attacks in Beirut against “terrorist targets” belonging to the intelligence headquarters of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah.
Furthermore, Israeli fighter jets attacked more than 70 targets Hezbollah in southern Lebanoncomprising “terrorist” infrastructure sites, launchers, command and control centers, and a weapons storage facility.
Since the conflict spread to Lebanon, more than 2,000 people have diedaccording to data from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, and 1.2 million have been forced to move due to constant Israeli attacks.
China repatriates 215 citizens from Lebanon
China also stated this Tuesday that it repatriated 215 citizens from Lebanondivided into two groups, following the escalation of war between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah.
“We have worked closely with the Ministry of Transport, the Civil Aviation Administration and the Chinese embassy in Lebanon to guarantee the safety of Chinese citizens and quickly carry out transfer and evacuation operations,” the spokesperson explained at a press conference. of Foreign Affairs Mao Ning.
According to the spokesperson, China has achieved “the safe evacuation of two groups totaling 215 Chinese citizens by boat and charter flight, including three residents of Hong Kong and a compatriot from Taiwan.”
The safe evacuation of two groups totaling 215 Chinese citizens by boat and charter flight, including three Hong Kong residents and one Taiwanese compatriot
Mao added that “the current situation in Lebanon and Israel remains complex and serious.”
“The Embassy of China in Lebanon and will continue to guide and helping the small number of Chinese citizens who they remain in the country to take measures to protect their own safety,” he concluded.
The situation in the Middle East has worsened since the end of September, when Israel expanded its military action to Lebanon by bombing Beirut and other towns in the south of the country with the aim of liquidating Hezbollah, which for months launches rockets against northern Israel in retaliation for its actions in Gaza.
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