JAKARTA on April 14 expressed deep concern about escalating tensions in the Middle East, while Japan and Australia condemned Iran's retaliatory drone and missile strikes against Israel.
China and Indonesia India said it was "seriously concerned" that the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran threatens the peace and security in the region and called for an immediate de-escalation.
Iran late on April 13 attacked Israel in response to an April 1 air strike on an Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus that killed 12, including two senior generals in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Force.
Israel has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the attack.
China's foreign ministry called relevant parties to "remain calm and exercise restraint" to avert further rising tensions.
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