The People’s Republic of China and Islamic Republic of Iran has expressed their dismay over the disturbing web of Israel attack on Lebanon killing women and children.
Lebanon health ministry says the death toll to yesterday’s series of attack by Israel in Lebanon has rised to 492 people including 35 children, and at least 1,645 wounded.
China’s Foreign Ministry says it is “deeply shocked” by Israel’s air strikes on what it says are Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon.
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“China is deeply shocked by the relevant military actions that have caused large numbers of casualties,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said in response to a question about Israel’s strikes.
In the same vein, the Times of Israel has said that two rockets fired from Lebanon at the northern city of Nahariya have fallen into the sea, the claims GLOBAL TRACKER cannot independently verified at press time.
The latest salvo came after Hezbollah claimed five separate attacks on Israeli airbases, including three missile assaults on the Megiddo Airfield and another on the Ramat David Airbase.
In another development, the Qatari national carrier “Qatar Airways” said it has “temporarily suspended flights to and from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport” until Wednesday.
It cited the “ongoing situation in Lebanon”.
“The safety of our passengers remains our highest priority,” it added.
Germany’s Lufthansa, Air France and Delta Air Lines of the United States have also suspended flights to Beirut in recent days with some carriers’ services to Israel and Iran also affected.
Source: Aljazeera