51 Killed in Israeli Attacks in Lebanon, Including Two Health Workers

Beirut. The Lebanese Ministry of Health has stated that 51 people, including two health workers, have died in Israeli attacks in the last 24 hours. 

The ministry said that the Israeli army carried out two airstrikes targeting paramedics at health centers in Kalawiya and Tibnin in the Bint Jbeil district, violating international law and humanitarian standards.

Violence has not stopped even as the ceasefire brokered by the United States enters its third week. According to ministry data, 2,846 people have died across Lebanon since the Israeli army launched a new military operation on March 2. According to the United Nations, at least 103 Lebanese health workers have been killed and 230 injured in more than 130 Israeli attacks during this period.

Ali Safi al-Din, head of Lebanese Civil Defense in Tyre, southern Lebanon, said that they are in danger every second and every day. He expressed the pain that the thought of whether they would live or die is always in their minds, and working here feels like having already sacrificed their lives. He said that since he has lost many friends, he feels as if they are already dead.

More than 1.2 million Lebanese have been displaced since March 2 due to Israeli attacks. Although a ceasefire has been in effect since April 16, the number of attacks has been observed to be increasing since then.