Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill six medics in 24 hours

“An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed six people yesterday, including two rescuers and a child, the Lebanese health ministry said, despite a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. In a statement, the ministry said that 'six people were martyred' including two rescuers from the Risala Scouts association, one of them also working as a freelance photographer, and a Syrian girl in a strike on Deir Qanun al-Nahr village. The association is linked with the Hezbollah-allied Amal movement. An earlier strike on the southern town of Hanaway yesterday killed four rescuers from the Hezbollah-linked Islamic Health Committee, the ministry said. This means six Lebanese paramedics were killed in two Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon in the span of 24 hours, Lebanon's health ministry said yesterday, condemning the attacks as violations of international law. More than 3,100 people have been killed in Lebanon since March 2, when armed group Hezbollah fired at Israel in the opening salvos of a new war. The dead include 123 medics, as well as more than 210 children and nearly 300 women, according to statistics shared by the health ministry yesterday. International humanitarian law affords protection to frontline responders, healthcare workers and civilian infrastructure, including healthcare centres. Several hospitals in southern Lebanon have been damaged or entirely put out of service by Israeli strikes, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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