[News] Two Paramedics Killed - Israel Bombs Healthcare Center in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon

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Two Paramedics Killed - Israel Bombs Healthcare Center in Bint Jbeil,
LebanonFebruary 23, 2024
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Two paramedics were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. (Photo:
Palestine Chronicle, via social media)

An Israeli airstrike targeting a healthcare center in southern Lebanon
killed two paramedics and completely destroyed the facility.

The Lebanese Civil Defense announced this morning that two of its
paramedics were killed yesterday in an airstrike carried out by the Israeli
warplanes on a healthcare center in the town of Bint Jbeil, southern
Lebanon.

Lebanon’s Ministry of Health strongly condemned the deadly attack, which
resulted in the killing of Civil Defense personnel and the complete
destruction of the facility, along with damage to a number of ambulances
belonging to the center.

The Ministry emphasized that this attack is not the first of its kind since
the start of the Israeli aggression on southern Lebanon, as multiple health
centers have previously been targeted by Israeli shelling, in violation of
international laws and conventions, especially the Fourth Geneva Convention.

It underscored the necessity of neutralizing health centers and healthcare
workers engaged in medical and humanitarian activities that should not be
obstructed or targeted amid the current challenging circumstances.

According to the Ministry, the continued Israeli violations pose a serious
threat and are a matter for the international community, particularly
humanitarian organizations such as the World Health Organization and the
International Committee of the Red Cross, which emphasize the need to
protect healthcare workers and their facilities, as well as their means of
transportation.
*Border War*

Since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, on October 7, the Lebanese
movement Hezbollah has engaged directly, but relatively in a limited way in
the war against the Israeli occupation.

Israel has occupied parts of Lebanon for decades and has only left the
country in 2000, following stiff Lebanese resistance under Hezbollah’s
leadership.

It attempted to re-occupy Lebanon in 2006 but failed in what Lebanon
considers a major victory against Israel.

Israel, however, continues to occupy parts of Lebanon, namely the Sheeba
Farms region.

Hezbollah has vowed to recover every inch of Lebanon that has been occupied
by Israel contrary to international law.

*(WAFA, PC)*


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