Xi extends condolences over Beirut blast

Many countries also expressed solidarity and sympathy with Lebanon over the explosions, which dealt a further blow to a country already battling the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis.

Lebanon's Al-Jadeed TV reported that Iraq and Qatar will send field hospitals to Lebanon, while French President Emmanuel Macron, in a phone call with Aoun, promised on Wednesday to also send help.

Russia's Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief said it will send rescuers, medical workers, a makeshift hospital and a lab for coronavirus testing to Lebanon.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry expressed sorrow on Tuesday over the casualties and damage caused by the explosions, in which two Turkish citizens were slightly injured.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi extended his condolences to Lebanon and wished a speedy recovery for those injured in the blasts. "My sincere condolences and sympathy go to the government and people of Lebanon over the tragic explosions," he wrote on his official Facebook page.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that his country is ready to provide any support it could to Lebanon to help it recover from the tragedy, while sending his condolences to the families of the victims.