China tells Egypt 'deeply concerned' Israel-Iran conflict may get 'out of control'

In a phone call Wednesday between Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty, Yi said China was "deeply concerned" that the conflict between Israel and Iran "may get out of control". Wang went on to tell Abdelatty that “Israel’s acts of disregarding international law and international rules has caused the situation in the Middle East to suddenly become tense, and China is also deeply concerned that the situation may get out of control,"   In a separate phone call with Oman's foreign minister Wednesday, Wang said the two countries "cannot sit idly by and let the region slide into an unknown abyss", according to the Chinese foreign ministry. China also said it would evacuate citizens from Israel via Egypt border amid the escalating Mideast conflict.