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Death toll due to the explosion that took place on Friday Israeli army against Lebanon’s capital Beirut, increased to 54, which was confirmed on Monday by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, which said search and rescue operations in the area were still ongoing.

The organization indicated that At least five people remain missing among debris from a bombed building, who also left 66 received injuries of varying severity, as reported by a Lebanese newspaper “Orient-Le Jour”.

Lebanese authorities clarified on Saturday that among the deadThere were at least three children. Bye The death toll is estimated at around 40 people.among them Ibrahim Akil, the highest official of the main military body of the Shiite militia party Hezbollah which was identified by Israel as bombing target.

The explosion occurred a few days aftera wave of coordinated explosions in communications devicesn presumably by Hezbollah, which left around 40 dead and about 3 thousand injured. Most of the international community, including United Nationsexpressed concern about this event due to the indiscriminate nature of the attack.

Lebanese authorities have also confirmed at least 100 dead and more than 400 injured in one a new wave of Israeli bombings in the south of the country, while the Israeli army threatened new explosions in the Beqa Valley are inevitable (this).

A surge in clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, An Iran-backed group with significant military and political clout in Lebanon has raised concerns about the possibilityThe expansion of the conflict in the Middle East. In this context, the Israeli army recently presented to the United States its “operational plans” for Lebanon.

(Europe Press)