China's Foreign Ministry on Monday expressed condolences to the bereaved families and the injured over the mass shooting at a Sydney beach, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at the press briefing in Beijing on Monday.
The incident killed at least 16 people and left dozens of others injured, marking the deadliest shooting in the country since 1996.
"Foreign Minister Wang Yi sent a message of condolences to Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong over the incident. China mourns for the victims and expresses sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured," said Guo.
The incident occurred at around 18:40 local time on Sunday at the renowned attraction in Bondi Beach, where over 1,000 people had gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights.
China expresses condolences over Sydney beach shooting
Thousands of Iranians attended a funeral on Tuesday to mourn 165 students killed in Saturday's U.S.-Israeli strikes on a school in the city of Minab.
While Iran condemned Israel for the attacks, Israel said it was not aware of the strike on the school.
Joint military strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel on Iran on Saturday morning have triggered a sharp escalation across the Middle East in recent days, setting off waves of missile exchanges, mounting casualties, and far-reaching political and security repercussions.
Israel continued its strikes on Tehran, with Iran's state media putting the death toll from the past four days of joint U.S.-Israeli attacks at 787 as of Tuesday.
Iran has carried out more retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, including on targets in Israel, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the Strait of Hormuz is now closed, and warned that any vessels attempting to pass through will be targeted.
U.S. President Donald Trump told the New York Times on Sunday that the conflict with Iran could continue for more than a month.
Thousands attend funeral in Iran for students killed in US-Israeli strikes
