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<h1 class="gmail-single_title">Euro-Med accuses Israeli army of deliberately targeting Lebanon’s health sector</h1>
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<p>GENEVA, (PIC)</p>
<p>The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has accused the Israeli army of not
providing supporting documentation for its claim that resistance
fighters transport combat equipment in ambulances in Lebanon, calling
such a claim a “mere pretext for Israel’s flagrant violations against
the Lebanese relief and ambulance sector.”</p>
<p>In a statement on Sunday, Euro-Med described Israeli attacks on
civilian targets, including the war crime of targeting health facilities
protected by international humanitarian law, as “crimes against
humanity.”</p>
<p>“According to the toll released by the Lebanese Ministry of Health,
since the start of Israeli attacks on October 8, 2023, and up until
October 3, 2024, Israel has targeted 45 medical centers, 128 ambulances
and fire engines. This resulted in the deaths of 97 paramedics and the
wounding of 188 others,” Euro-Med explained.</p>
<p>“Israel also targeted 17 centers and 62 vehicles belonging to the
Islamic Health Authority in Lebanon, killing 68 paramedics and wounding
98,” according to Euro-Med.</p>
<p>“Furthermore, 18 paramedics were killed and 62 injured when 57
Islamic Message Scout vehicles and 15 medical facilities were targeted.”</p>
<p>“The Lebanese Ambulance Authority also lost seven paramedics when a
medical facility and two of its cars were attacked. Three volunteers
were injured when the Israeli army attacked three medical facilities run
by the International Amel Association and a Lebanese Red Cross vehicle.
As for the Lebanese Civil Defense, 9 medical centers and 6 vehicles
were targeted. 4 paramedics were killed, and 25 others were injured
during the attacks.”</p>
<p>“In related Israeli actions, on Thursday, October 3, 2024, the
Lebanese Civil Defense received an Israeli threat ordering its members
not to travel to the targeted areas, namely the southern suburb of
Beirut, which had been subjected to the most violent raids since the
attacks on Lebanon expanded on September 23, 2024. The threat also
stated that they would be targeted if they went near the raid sites in
the suburb to aid the victims.”</p>
<p>“This occurred after calls were made to Civil Defense centers across
Lebanon on September 26, 2024, requesting the evacuation of centers that
were under threat in order to incite panic and disrupt relief efforts.”</p>
<p>“Based on information from the Lebanese Ministry of Health, 1,974
people were killed in Lebanon between October 8, 2023, and October 3,
2024, including 127 children, 261 women, and 97 paramedics, with 9,384
injured. Israeli bombings have damaged over 10 hospitals. The most
recent attack occurred at Bint Jbeil Hospital on Friday evening, October
4, 2024, and UNIFIL ambulance crews were not allowed to enter to rescue
casualties.</p>
<p>“The Israeli army’s actions, along with their targeting of the relief
and health sectors, are a clear breach of international humanitarian
law, which states unequivocally that medical personnel, both military
and civilian, must always be respected and protected,” Euro-Med
underlined.</p>
<p>“According to Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International
Criminal Court and Article 85, paragraph 5, of the First Additional
Protocol of 1977, intentional attacks against healthcare workers and
relief workers are considered war crimes,” Euro-Med pointed out.</p>
<p>“The attacks in Lebanon bear witness to the Israeli army’s intention
to deliberately kill civilians and non-combatants and prevent aid and
relief to them, disregarding international law and the urgent priority
to always distinguish between civilians and combatants,” Euro-Med
affirmed.</p>
<p>Euro-Med called on the international community to take immediate
action to compel Israel to stop its crimes against relief workers in
Lebanon and ensure their protection.</p>
<p>“The international community must stop these illegal attacks, prevent
further escalation in the region, impose effective sanctions on Israel,
and hold it accountable for its ongoing crimes against civilians and
the defenseless,” Euro-Med said.</p>
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