‘Israeli’ attacks on Lebanon’s healthcare adding to ‘misery’ of war: WHO  
At least 132 healthcare workers have been killed in Lebanon while on duty, a clear violation of international law, according to Margaret Harris, a spokesperson for the World Health Organization.

“They go to work every day to save lives. They do not go to work to lose their lives, but they have been caught up in a conflict where there seems to be no concern about attacking health facilities,” Harris told Al Jazeera, speaking from Hong Kong. “It’s very clear, under international humanitarian law, healthcare is not a target.”

The Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon is reporting much higher numbers of losses of healthcare workers because many of the health workers have been killed or injured while at home, or going to and from work, she added.

“This was a healthcare system that couldn’t afford to lose one healthcare worker. They didn’t have enough healthcare workers before this conflict began, the economic circumstances meant that they were very much underserved, and it was a healthcare system that was struggling,” the WHO spokesperson said.

“And now they’ve got mass casualties. They’ve got mass needs. There’s overwhelming displacement. There’s increasing risk of outbreaks. We’ve got cholera … the attacks on healthcare are adding to the misery.”

AJ report

An investigation by CNN reveals that at least 24 hospitals were in close proximity to “Israel’s” attacks across Lebanon.

Al Mayadeen report

The World Health Organization (WHO) is sounding the alarm over “Israel’s” repeated and escalating attacks on Lebanese healthcare workers and facilities, citing 55 verified incidents—a figure likely far below the actual count.

In a United Nations session, WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris emphasized the severe risk these attacks pose to medical staff and patients amid rising Israeli aggression.

Recently, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health reported 172 medical personnel fatalities, 279 injuries, and 246 destroyed vehicles since the start of “Israel’s” aggression on Lebanon, underscoring the crisis facing Lebanon’s healthcare sector.