Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 13: Israel’s foreign ministry announced on Friday that an employee of the Israeli Embassy in Beijing had been stabbed. The injured staff member is presently receiving medical treatment at a hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.
The attack’s details remained uncertain, and no entity has claimed responsibility for it. This incident occurs at a time of increasing hostilities between Israel and Hamas, as the latter has called for a “day of rage” on Friday. In response, Israelis and Jewish communities around the world have been advised to exercise heightened vigilance and caution.
The assault on the Israeli diplomat has exacerbated the tensions between Israel and China, leading Israel’s ambassador to Beijing to express profound disappointment at China’s failure to denounce the recent Hamas attacks. Israel’s government has openly voiced its apprehensions regarding China’s position on the current conflict.
The week-long confrontation between Israel and Hamas has resulted in the deaths of over 1,200 Israelis and 1,530 Palestinians, leaving thousands wounded and hundreds of thousands displaced. In addition, there are compelling signs that Israel is preparing for a substantial ground operation in the Gaza Strip in response to the attacks by militants.
More than a million Palestinians in Gaza City were ordered to leave the city within 24 hours by the Israeli military on Friday. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had declared, “Now is a time for war,” hours before to the evacuation order being given.
