US EditionSouthern Lebanon paramedics risk deadly Israeli strikes to do their work
Since March 2, 53 attacks targeted paramedics, 13 medical centres, and 30 ambulances in southern Lebanon, killing 38 healthcare workers, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
- On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike on a medical centre in Bourj Qalawiyah, southern Lebanon, killed 12 healthcare workers, intensifying fears among aid personnel operating in the region.
- The health ministry reports 38 healthcare workers have been killed since March 2, with 53 attacks on paramedics, 13 medical centres, and 30 ambulances during the current conflict.
- Youssef Assaf, a Lebanese Red Cross paramedic, died within two days after being wounded in an Israeli strike near Tyre; his wife, Jeanne d'Arc Boutros, mourned his dedication to helping others.
- Constant shelling has created deep anxiety among medical staff, including hospital director Mona Abou Zeid, who stated, "We are afraid for our paramedics who move around to transport the wounded."
- Ramzi Kaiss of Human Rights Watch said the military has provided no evidence for claims that ambulances are misused, while the Red Cross has requested UN intervention for safe access.
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Since the beginning of the new war between the Hebrew state and Hezbollah, at least 32 doctors, paramedics and nurses have been killed. The Islamic Health Authority, an organization affiliated with the Shiite movement, is particularly targeted.
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Southern Lebanon paramedics risk deadly Israeli strikes to do their work
Youssef Assaf was in a Lebanese Red Cross ambulance when it was targeted by an Israeli strike near Tyre, in southern Lebanon. The 35-year-old paramedic died of his wounds two days later.
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Amid relentless Israeli bombardment of Lebanon, paramedics, medical centres and ambulances have once again come under fire from Zionist fighter jets, echoing the pattern of Israeli aggression during the 2024 war on Lebanon. Mahmoud Karaki, media spokesman for the Civil Defence Committee in Lebanon, reported that during the first two weeks of the current spell of the war, Israel has struck five ambulance centres, killed 26 paramedics, and injured…
Destruction of a medical center after an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. (Symbolic image) (Photo by Courtney Bonneau / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) Getty Images Youssef Assaf, a 35-year-old paramedic with the Lebanese Red Cross, died two days after an Israeli airstrike hit his ambulance near Majdel Zoun. His death illustrates the growing risks faced by medical personnel in southern Lebanon since the start of the war on March 2. Jeann…
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