China urges citizens in Lebanon to leave 'as soon as possible'

Smoke billows from the site on an Israeli strike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila on Aug 21, 2024. - Photo: AFP

BEIJING: China on Thursday (Aug 22) urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave "as soon as possible", according to an embassy statement, the day after an Israeli strike in the country killed a senior Palestinian activist.

"Recently, the situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border has continued to be tense, and security circumstances in Lebanon are severe and complex," China's embassy in Beirut said.