NEW YORK: China’s UN Ambassador Dai Bing told the UN Security Council that a suspected Israeli attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria was of an “extremely vicious nature”, Al Jazeera reports.

He called the April 1 attack a grave violation of international law and a breach of the sovereignty of both countries.

Dai Bing also expressed “deep concern” over Iran’s attack on Israel and called for “maximum calm and restraint” from all parties. China also demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and said the “humanitarian catastrophe” there was “unacceptable”.

Israeli forces have arrested eight people in early morning raids across the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports, citing the Wafa news agency.

Six people were arrested in raids near the city of Tulkarem, while two were arrested from Kafr Nima, west of the city of Ramallah, Wafa reported.

One of the men arrested in Kafr Ni’ma was beaten by Israeli soldiers, it added.

Israeli raids were also reported in the city of Qalqilya, the town of Yatma, south of the city of Nablus and in the town of Beit Ummar, north of the city of Hebron, according to local media.