A diplomat at Israel’s embassy in China has been injured in an apparent stabbing in Beijing.

The Israeli foreign ministry confirmed that the man had been attacked in the street and was now in a stable condition in hospital.

A video circulating on social media appears to show that the man was stabbed with a knife.

The diplomat is being treated in hospital after apparently being stabbed. Photo: Weibo

The area where he was attacked is not close to the embassy, according to Reuters.

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