Israeli airstrikes killed 52 people on Friday in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said, while aerial attacks on Beirut were described as “apocalyptic” by local residents. In eastern Lebanon, 72 others were injured in the strikes that targeted 14 different areas in the province of Baalbek-Hermel, the ministry added. The highest toll was in the province’s town of Amhaz where 12 people were killed, according to the ministry’s statement. ‘ApocalypseNow’: Beirut residents reel from impact Earlier, the Israeli military carried out strikes on targets in southern Beirut for the first t…