Lebanese death toll from Israeli attacks climbs to 2,367

The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the outbreak of the latest round of Hezbollah-Israeli conflict on Oct. 8, 2023 has reached 2,367, while the number of injuries has gone up to 11,088, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

The Israeli military continued its strikes against Hezbollah militants and other targets in Lebanon on Wednesday, while Israeli forces carried out attacks in areas including Nabatieh governorate in southern Lebanon on the same day.

According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, the Israeli military's attack on the Nabatieh governorate led to 16 deaths and 52 injuries.

Meanwhile, multiple areas in Lebanon were attacked by the Israeli military on Wednesday. Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Wednesday.

According to the Lebanese National News Agency, the mayor of Nabatieh, the provincial capital of Nabatieh governorate, along with some municipal employees, died in the Israeli airstrike on Wednesday.

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the attack in a statement, saying that the Israeli attack has resulted in civilian casualties.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement on Wednesday, stating that they were conducting "limited, targeted, and specific operations" in southern Lebanon, claiming that they have killed several Hezbollah militants and destroyed two weapons storage facilities.

The Israeli Air Force targeted militants who had fired anti-tank missiles. Additionally, the Israeli military released videos of the strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

Also on Wednesday, Hezbollah in Lebanon stated that they had launched rockets towards Israel, targeting Israeli artillery positions, Merkava tanks, and other objectives.

Hezbollah also stated that their fighters engaged in close combat with Israeli forces, causing casualties among the Israeli troops.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants announced on Wednesday that it had filed a new complaint with the U.N. Security Council regarding the Israeli attacks on Lebanon during the period of Oct. 3-14.

This is part of the periodic complaints submitted by the ministry through the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the U.N. headquarters in New York to document the Israeli offensive and pressure the international community and the Security Council to act to stop it.

Lebanese death toll from Israeli attacks climbs to 2,367

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The 26th China Mining Conference and Exhibition opened in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Tuesday, with the goal of promoting international cooperation in the mining sector for win-win outcomes.   The four-day event, themed "Promoting Mining Cooperation for a Better Future," is expected to attract nearly 400 exhibitors from over 30 countries and regions.   Over 23 forums and 12 product and brand promotion sessions are set to be held during the event.   After years' development, the event has become a platform for global mining industry to hold dialogs and seek investment and business opportunities.

"China is a major mining producer, importer, processor and consumer. This is determined by the country's economic structure, which features domestic trade foreign trade," said Che Changbo, Secretary of China Mining Association.   The global mining industry is increasingly shifting its focus toward the new energy sector, with demand for key materials like bronze, lithium, nickel and cobalt expected to quadruple over the next 20 years.

"China has taken a leading role in solar energy development, which raises the bar for new energy storage batteries. We are now accelerating the development of new energy storage batteries and new energy vehicles, which will not only affect the vehicle industry, but more importantly, the future energy," said Che.

On Monday, reports on China's mineral resources and global mining development were released, which suggest that artificial intelligence, big data, satellite and remote sensing and the Internet of Things technologies could be applied into the mining industry to help conserve resources and achieve sustainability.

China's mining conference, exhibition opens in Tianjin