Beirut: Almost 500 people, including 35 children and 58 women, have been martyred after Israeli strikes.
The Lebanese health ministry said 1640 people have also been injured.
This was the deadliest Israeli bombardment in Lebanon since the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah.
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi expressed support for Lebanon and condemned what he termed “indiscriminate attacks against civilians”, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Meeting his Lebanese counterpart in New York, Wang said: “We pay close attention to developments in the region, especially the recent explosion of communications equipment in Lebanon, and firmly oppose indiscriminate attacks against civilians.”
