The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon since the beginning of the current round of Israeli-Hezbollah conflict has reached 3,445, with injuries rising to 14,599, said the Lebanese Health Ministry on Friday.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday evening issued a statement saying that the Israeli army conducted its fourth round of air strikes against Hezbollah targets in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon's capital city, on the same day. The targets included Hezbollah's command center and weapons depot.
The statement pointed out that before the attack, the Israeli army had already issued an evacuation warning to civilians in the area.
Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon rises to 3,445
The harmonious relationship between Brazil and China is due to mutual respect for sovereignty and each other's rights to decide their own development paths, said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in an interview with China Central Television prior to Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Brazil.
"A first thing I learned in my career as a politician is to respect the territorial and cultural sovereignty of every country, and the sovereignty of every country to decide their best governance and administration systems. I respect this sovereignty. It's not whether the Brazilian president likes or dislikes China's model. It's the Chinese people who should like China's model. And it's not China, but the Brazilian people who should like Brazil's model. See, if we respect this right, everything would be much easier. In state-to-state relations, we should look for commonalities rather than differences. We should not focus on those differences. If we can do this, we will have harmonious relations with all other countries in the world," said the Brazilian president.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil. Despite differences in political systems, history and culture, the two countries enjoy a non-confrontational relationship and close cooperation on satellite, space, climate, trade, cultural exchanges and many other fields, setting an partnership example for all countries in the world.
After attending the the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru on Friday and Saturday and completing his ongoing state visit to Peru, Xi will travel to Rio de Janeiro to attend the 19th G20 Summit and pay a state visit to Brazil at the invitation of Lula da Silva from Nov 17 to 21.
Brazil's good relations with China based on respect for sovereignty: president
