West Asia crisis: Lebanon says 13, including child, killed in Israeli strike near south Beirut hospital
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The Lebanese health ministry said on Tuesday (Oct 22) that 13 people, including a child, were killed in an Israeli airstrike near a hospital in south Beirut on Monday night. The initial death toll in the attack was reported to be four.
The Rafik HaririHospital is Lebanon's biggest public health facility. According to the health ministry, 57 people were wounded in the strike.
The hospital, located in the Jnah neighbourhood, sustained minor damage amid the strike, which flattened four buildings in its vicinity, according to a report by the news agency AFP on Tuesday.
Search going on for survivors
The report said that rescuers were still searching for survivors beneath the rubble.The strike on Monday night came as Israel targeted Beirut's southern suburbs with heavy strikes following evacuation warnings.
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The Ouzai neighbourhood, minutes away from Jnah, was hit for the first time during the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, according to Lebanon'sstate media.
No evacuation warning for area around the hospital
There was no evacuation warningfor the area around the Rafik Hariri Hospital, which is densely populated and has seen an influx of people displaced from areas further south.
The strikes on Ouzai and Jnah triggered an exodus of residents, piling more pressure on shelters struggling to accommodate the displaced.
The conflict between Israel and Iran-backedLebanese militant group Hezbollahresumed a year ago when the militant group began firing rockets at Israel in support of Palestinian militants Hamas at the start of the Gaza war.
As per the Lebanese health ministry, the ongoing conflict has claimed the lives ofmore than 2,400 peopleand over 11,600 others have been injured.
(With inputs from agencies)
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