The Chaoyang Branch of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau reported that a foreign suspect of a family member of an Israeli diplomat was arrested.

According to the news released by the WeChat public account of the Chaoyang Branch of the Beijing Public Security Bureau, "Ping An Beijing Chaoyang", at 2 pm on October 13, 2023, in front of the gate of Zuojiazhuang, Chaoyang District, an Israeli diplomat wasFamily (male, 50 years old) was injured by a foreign staff.At present, the suspect has been arrested by the police.

After preliminary review, the foreign criminal suspect (male, 53 years old) was engaged in small commodity operations in Beijing.The case is under further investigation.

Agence France -Presse Friday (October 13) quoted the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs that a staff member of the Israeli embassy in China was attacked in Beijing.The video screen positioned by Agence France -Presse showed that a man was stabbed by a knife on the streets of Beijing.

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement: "An Israeli embassy in China was attacked today," and said that the attack was not within the scope of the embassy.

Statement said that the staff member had been sent to the hospital for treatment, and the current situation was stable.

The US ambassador to China Burns in X (formerly known as Twitter) posted a post saying: "We were shocked by the attacking diplomat in China today in Beijing."It shows that he will give full efforts to the Israeli embassy in China and the community in China to "fully support".