China has evacuated more than 1,600 citizens from Iran and hundreds more from Israel, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, as evacuees clog border crossings amid the intensifying conflict between the two countries.

China is planning to evacuate citizens from Israel and send them in groups southward to the border with Egypt beginning Friday, the country’s embassy in Israel said. The embassy said, “There is huge uncertainty in how the situation may evolve,

Beijing offers to bus nationals including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan residents, across Egyptian border starting Friday.