Israeli strike kills 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon
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An Israeli airstrike on a primary healthcare facility in Burj Qalaouiyah in southern Lebanon killed 12 medical workers, bringing the total of healthcare staff killed by Israel in Lebanon to 31 over 12 days. The Lebanese Ministry of Health condemned the strike as a violation of international humanitarian law. Doctors, paramedics, and nurses were among those killed as the building collapsed in flames.
The facility was attacked on Friday night, bringing the toll of medical staff to 31 killed in past 12 days Israel killed 12 medical workers in a strike on a medical centre in south Lebanon on Friday night, bringing the toll of healthcare staff killed in the country by Israel to 31 over the past 12 days. A primary healthcare facility in the town of Burj Qalaouiyah was hit by an Israeli strike late on Friday, setting it ablaze and causing the structure to collapse on top of the staff inside. The strike killed doctors, paramedics and nurses on duty, according to the Lebanese ministry of health, which said it “violated all international humanitarian laws” in a statement. Continue reading...