At the very least 18 folks, together with a toddler, have been killed in an Israeli strike close to a hospital in southern Beirut, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Well being says.
The in a single day assault close to Rafik Hariri College Hospital, Lebanon’s greatest public well being facility, positioned a number of kilometres from town centre, additionally wounded 57 folks, the ministry mentioned on Tuesday. Rescuers have been looking for survivors beneath the rubble.
Israel had issued evacuation warnings shortly earlier than concentrating on Beirut’s southern suburbs with heavy strikes.
There was no warning, nevertheless, for the world round Rafik Hariri Hospital, which is densely populated and has seen an inflow of individuals displaced from areas farther south.
Almost a month of struggle between Israel and Hezbollah has killed a minimum of 1,489 folks in Lebanon, in response to Lebanese Well being Ministry figures.
Hezbollah stays defiant, rejecting ceasefire situations amid fears of additional escalation.
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reviews from Beirut, Lebanon.
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