At least 60 dead in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 60 people were killed on Monday in Israeli raids on several areas in the eastern Bekaa Valley, most of them in the Baalbek region.

The health ministry said the tolls covered 12 areas in the Bekaa Valley where militant group Hezbollah holds sway. At least two children were among the dead, it said.

At least 58 others were wounded, the health ministry added, noting that the toll was preliminary as rescue efforts were still under way.

Of the 60 killed, at least 16 deaths were recorded in Al-Alaq, west of Baalbek city, according to the health ministry.

The real number is likely to be higher because of gaps in the data.