Death toll from Israeli strike in Lebanon’s Beirut rises to 37: Health Ministry
The Lebanese Health Ministry says the death toll from an Israeli strike on a residential building in a densely populated area in Beirut has risen to 37.
Health Minister Firass Abiad announced the latest update at a news conference on Saturday, saying three children aged four, six and 10 as well as seven women were among the victims of the Israeli terrorist attack in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh.
He also noted that more than 60 people were wounded in the attack, adding that rescue efforts are continuing for 17 people who remain trapped under the rubble.
On Friday, Israel carried out a terrorist attack on a residential building in a heavily populated area in Beirut during rush hour, which resulted in the killing of many people.
The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah confirmed that one of its top commanders Ibrahim Aqil was killed in the Israeli attack.
Hajj Aqil joined Hezbollah in the 1980s and was responsible for the resistance group’s operations against Israel.
He has replaced Fuad Shukr, who was assassinated in an Israeli-targeted killing attack against Beirut on July 30.
Earlier in the day, Lebanese Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamieh denounced as a “war crime” Israel’s attack in Beirut, stressing that the occupying regime is “dragging the region into a war”.
Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi also stated that Lebanon had entered a “decisive” phase after the attack, stressing that “everything must be done to prevent further violations of Lebanese territory and avoid further deterioration of the security situation.”
Friday’s attack came after the explosion of wireless communication devices, known as pager pagers, across the country on Tuesday left at least a dozen dead and thousands injured.
The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, whose members were among the casualties, blamed the unprecedented attacks on Israel.
Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging deadly fire since early October last year, shortly after the regime launched a genocidal war against the Gaza Strip following a surprise operation by the Palestinian Hamas resistance group.
The Lebanese resistance movement has vowed to keep up its retaliatory attacks as long as the Israeli regime continues its Gaza war, which has so far killed at least 41,390 Palestinians, mostly women and children.
Hezbollah fought off two Israeli wars against Lebanon in 2000 and 2006, forcing a humiliating retreat upon the occupation’s military on both occasions.
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