The death toll from the Israeli strike on a multi-storey building in the southern suburbs of Beirut has risen to 14, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced.

According to the Lebanese news agency NNA, five children are among the victims of the attack on the Jamous Street building. The agency said an F-35 fighter jet hit the residential area in two strikes.

Hezbollah has not yet confirmed that its high-ranking commanders are among the victims.

Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign ministry this evening condemned the “barbaric and illegal” air strike “of the Zionist regime”, which “constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, as well as a violation of Lebanon’s national sovereignty, territorial integrity and national security” as his representative, Nasser Kanani, said in a statement he issued.

“There is no doubt that the Zionist regime seeks to escalate tension and expand the geography of war and conflict in the region,” he continued, adding that “such an illegal policy constitutes a clear threat to international peace and security.”