Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon reaches 558

Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike on Mahmoudieh mountain, as seen from Marjayoun town in south Lebanon. Picture: AP Photo/Hussein Malla

The death toll from two days of Israeli strikes in Lebanon has reached 558, including 50 children and 94 women, Lebanon’s health ministry has said.

Firass Abiad told reporters on Tuesday that 1,835 people were wounded during the same period and were taken to 54 hospitals around Lebanon.