The Lebanese death toll from Israeli strikes has risen to 2,951 since March 2, Lebanon's Public Health Emergency Operations Center said on Friday.
Another 8,988 people have been wounded since March 2, according to the center.
Friday's strikes on several towns in the Tyre district wounded at least 37, including medical staff, women, and children, it said.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed on Friday that it had killed 60 Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon over the past week.
Forces under the IDF's 146th Division will continue their operations in southern Lebanon, with the aim of eliminating the threat posed by Hezbollah, according to the IDF.
The IDF said in separate statements that Hezbollah launched projectiles at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon and on northern Israel on Friday, with no casualties reported.
The current round of fighting began on March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets towards Israel amid tensions triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Israel responded with massive airstrikes and a ground invasion into Lebanon.
Lebanese death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 2,951 since March 2
The landmark meeting between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state carries positive weight for global stability and international cooperation, and offers hope for the defense of multilateralism which has come under attack in recent times, according to a Brazilian international relations scholar.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday concluded a three-day state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, which marked the first such U.S. presidential visit in nine years.
In a meeting closely watched by the world, Xi and Trump held talks on Thursday in which they agreed on a new vision of building a constructive bilateral relationship of strategic stability.
Prior to departing the Chinese capital on Friday, Trump said his state visit has captured the world's attention and described it as very successful and unforgettable. He also said he looks forward to hosting President Xi in Washington, D.C.
In an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN), Professor Paulo Borba Casella, coordinator of the BRICS Study Group at the University of Sao Paulo, described the U.S. president's visit to China as an encouraging sign for the international community, believing that it can help safeguard the rules-based multilateral order.
"The simple fact that they sit and talk is a positive move, and this is important for the future of multilateralism. Multilateralism is being attacked systematically by the United States, whereas China has been stating that this is relevant not only for them, but for the entire international community, for the world at large, which is something which sounds like music to my ears. I believe that international institutions, international rules, are necessary, and the world without them would be much harsher and unpredictable than we see now," he said.
Xi-Trump summit 'important for future of multilateralism': Brazilian scholar
