Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon have killed 40 people and injured dozens more, according to Beirut's health ministry. The strikes occurred Wednesday on the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, the ministry said in a statement announcing the 40 dead and 53 injured. Advertisement "Rescue and rubble removal operations are still ongoing in search of missing persons," it said. The Israeli military has not commented on the strike, though it said fighter jets on