The Lebanese death toll from Israeli strikes has risen to 3,324 since March 2, Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health said on Thursday, as Israeli strikes intensified across southern Lebanon.
Another 10,027 people have been wounded since March 2, according to the ministry.
An Israeli airstrike on the Choueifat area in Beirut's southern suburbs killed three people -- a woman, her infant daughter, and a Syrian child -- and wounded 15 others on Thursday, the ministry said.
In a statement, the ministry's emergency operations center said the wounded included three children and five women.
Earlier in the day, an Israeli strike targeted a residential building in Choueifat, an area close to Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.
The attack is the first of its kind on Beirut's southern suburbs in weeks, as Israel recently ramped up its military operations in the country.
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect in April. Despite the truce, Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes in Lebanon, while Hezbollah has launched attacks on Israeli military positions.
Lebanese death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 3,324 since March 2
Lebanese death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 3,324 since March 2
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday vowed to deepen bilateral ties and uphold multilateralism.
Carney voiced Canada's willingness to work with China to maintain close high-level exchanges, deepen cooperation in fields such as energy, finance, agriculture and fisheries, and keep consolidating the foundation of bilateral relations.
Canada supports China in hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, he said, adding that Ottawa is ready to work with Beijing to jointly champion and practice multilateralism, so as to make positive contributions to global economic development and world peace and stability.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said facts have proven that a better China-Canada relationship serves the interests of both countries, meets the expectations of all parties, and represents the right choice for Canada, emphasizing that there are no clashes of fundamental interests between the two nations and there is enormous room for cooperation.
Wang said that both sides should uphold multilateralism, the international rule of law, and strategic autonomy, while actively supporting free trade and an open world economy.
Canada, China vow to strengthen bilateral ties, uphold multilateralism
Canada, China vow to strengthen bilateral ties, uphold multilateralism
