China is evacuating its citizens from Israel and Iran while urging for a ceasefire amid escalating tensions between the two nations. The Chinese government is communicating with relevant parties, urging countries to take responsibility to de-escalate the situation.

Israel claimed on June 17 to have killed a top Iranian general as it traded more strikes with its longtime foe, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned residents of Tehran to evacuate while demanding that Iran surrender without conditions.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a trilateral call to assess the evolving situation, Starmer’s office said in a statement.