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WHO chief condemns "ongoing assault on Lebanon's healthcare system"; 14 medical workers killed
WHO and Lebanon's Health Ministry confirmed 14 health workers were killed in Israeli strikes on medical centres in Burj Qalaouiyeh and Al Sowana. The deaths come amid intensifying regional conflict and Hezbollah-Israeli clashes, prompting the WHO to demand urgent protection for healthcare staff under international law.
In the past 24 hours, 14 health workers were killed in attacks in southern Lebanon, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Twelve of them were killed in the same attack.
Israel killed 14 health workers in Lebanon in 24 hours
The World Health Organisation has confirmed that 12 doctors, paramedics and nurses were killed in a strike on Friday night on the Bourj Qalaouiyeh primary healthcare centre, hours after two paramedics lost their lives in attacks on a health facility in Al Sowana. In a statement, the WHO said it has verified 27 attacks on healthcare in Lebanon since March 02, resulting in 30 deaths and 35 injuries, including the horrifying events of Friday. The g…
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported today the murder of 14 health professionals in southern Lebanon in the last 24 hours.
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