Lebanon’s health ministry says Israeli attacks across the country killed 51 people in the past 24 hours, including two medical workers, as the ceasefire now enters its third week.
In a statement, the ministry accused Israel of targeting health facilities in southern Lebanon.
“The Israeli enemy continues to violate international laws and humanitarian norms, adding more crimes against paramedics, as it directly targeted two points of health authority in Qalawiyya and Tibnin in the Bint Jbeil district in two raids.”
According to the ministry, 2,846 people have been killed since March 2, when Israeli forces launched a new military operation in Lebanon.
The United Nations says at least 103 Lebanese medical workers have been killed and 230 wounded in more than 130 Israeli strikes since the fighting intensified.
Ali Safiuddin, the head of the Lebanese civil defense in Tyre, told Al Jazeera: “We are in danger every moment, every day.”
Al Jazeera reported from Tyre that international humanitarian law requires the protection of medical personnel during armed conflict.
Dr Tahir Mohammed, a war surgeon who has worked in both Gaza and Lebanon, told Al Jazeera that he has seen similar attacks before.
He said: “My colleagues, nurses, medical students have been killed by Israeli weapons.”
