Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon rises to 3,670

The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon in the latest round of Israel-Hezbollah conflict that broke out on October 8, 2023 has climbed to 3,670, with injuries rising to 15,413, said Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health on Saturday.

At least 20 people were killed and 66 others injured on Saturday alone in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the Lebanese capital Beirut, the Ministry of Public Health reported.

The air raid at dawn targeted the eight-story building in the Basta Fawka neighborhood, destroying it and damaging the buildings nearby, the ministry said, noting Civil Defense teams are still working to remove the rubble in search of victims.

Israeli media outlets reported that the airstrike was aimed at targeting a prominent Hezbollah official.

In a statement, Hezbollah lawmaker Amin Sherri said there was no political party figure in the targeted building in Beirut.

At least 34 people were killed and 80 others injured on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, the official National News Agency (NNA) reported.

According to the NNA, 24 people were killed, and 44 others were injured in eastern Lebanon.

The casualties were reported in the towns of Bodai, Shmustar, Hafir, and Ras al-Ain, as well as the villages of Flaoui, Brital, Haour Taala, and the Bekaa Valley, all located within the Baalbek-Hermel governorate.

Meanwhile, 10 people were killed, and 36 others injured in southern Lebanon, most of whom were recorded in the cities and villages of Nabatieh governorate, while the other were recorded in the city of Tyre and Marjeyoun district in South governorate, the NNA said.

In separate statements, Hezbollah said its members targeted several gatherings of Israeli soldiers with missiles and rockets in the border area, including those in the Lebanese town of Khiam, and in Hanita, a Kibbutz in northern Israel, as well as the Israeli moshavs of Avivim and Dishon.

Horgos Port, a major border junction linking China to Central Asia, handled over 38 million tons of goods in the first ten months of this year, marking a 10 percent year-on-year increase, according to the latest customs data.

Located on the border of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the port has played a pivotal role in the growing development of trade routes between China and Europe.

Data showed that from January to October this year, the main imported goods through the Horgos Port included electromechanical products, agricultural products, food items, and metal ores and sands. Exports mainly included new energy vehicles, electromechanical products, high-tech goods, textiles, and related products.