The military clash between Lebanon and Israel breaking out on July 12 has led to civilian casualties. The Chinese government has been highly concerned about the safety of Chinese citizens in Lebanon. The Chinese Foreign Ministry launched the emergency response mechanism immediately and has been closely following the development of local situation. It issued two advisories warning Chinese citizens against traveling to Lebanon on its website and instructed the Chinese embassy in Lebanon to take all the necessary measures and develop the emergency response plans to help and evacuate Chinese citizens in case of emergency.

Since the outbreak of clash between Lebanon and Israel the Chinese embassy in Lebanon has kept close contacts with Chinese citizens and organizations in the country, informed them of the local safety situation and required them to protect their own security. Since July 14 some countries have started evacuating their citizens from Lebanon as the conflict continued escalating, and the Chinese embassy in Lebanon also launched the evacuation of Chinese citizens and organizations. Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei talked via telephone with ambassadors from related countries, informing them of the Chinese government's decision to evacuate the citizens and seeking cooperation from their countries to safeguard the security of Chinese nationals. Up to now 82 Chinese citizens (including 7 compatriots from Hong Kong), with the help of the Chinese embassy, have been evacuated from Lebanon to Syria safely. Except a number of staffs staying in the country to provide help the rest staffs of the Chinese embassy in Lebanon have left the country.

Coordinating with the Syrian border authorities, the Chinese embassy in Syria helped the Chinese evacuees resettle in the country. Also with facilitation of the embassy most of the evacuees have returned to China. The Chinese Embassy in Israel also launched its emergency response mechanism, issued advisory warning Chinese citizens in Israel against traveling to the raid-plagued region and helped the Chinese citizens to leave the raid-torn north region of Israel.

Currently some Chinese citizens are still in Lebanon. The Chinese Foreign Ministry and the staying staffs of the Chinese embassy in Lebanon will pay a close eye to their safety and work on measures to ensure their evacuation from the country in case of emergency.