Three Chinese were injured in attacks, with one shot in the abdomen and one in the leg, and another found in a hospital with a serious injury, amid the sudden escalation of tensions between Israel and Palestine, the Global Times learned from the Israel China Chamber of Commerce on Sunday.
The three wounded persons are under medical treatment and their lives are not in danger at the moment.
In addition, four Chinese citizens are reportedly missing while the Chinese Embassy in Israel and local Chinese companies and communities are ramping up measures to look for them.
The southern part of Israel woke up on Saturday, a major Jewish holiday, to an ‘unprecedented infiltration’ by Palestinian militant outfit Hamas, as part of its ‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’. Hamas fired as many as 5,000 rockets into Israeli territory, leading Israel to order its citizens to stay indoors and issue advisories. Israel subsequently said it was at war with Hamas, and launched retaliatory strikes. As of now, at least 563 Israelis and Palestinians have lost their lives, and several Israelis have been abducted by Hamas, according to news agency Reuters.
