BEIRUT, November 23. /TASS/. The death toll from Israel’s strike on central Beirut has climbed to at least 16, with 65 people being wounded, the Al Jadeed television channel reported, citing medical sources in Beirut.

Earlier in the day, Lebanon’s health ministry reported 11 dead and 33 wounded.

The air raid o Beirut’s Basta Fawqa district was conducted early in the morning, with powerful explosions wakening the capital’s residents. Rescuers are still clearing debris of an eight-story building that was the target of the attack. The authorities do not rule out that the number of casualties may go up.