After confirming the death of 73 health sector workers… World Health Organization: There is a health crisis in Lebanon

The World Health Organization announced today, Saturday, that Lebanon is facing a health crisis, noting that 73 workers in the Lebanese health sector were murdered as a result of the Israeli attack against the country.

The group said in a post on its page on the “X” platform: “There is a health crisis in Lebanon.

She noted that Israeli forces launched 34 attacks on health care facilities, which resulted in the death of 73 health workers and the injury of 67 others.

#Lebanon 🇱🇧 facing a health crisis

🚨 1,974 people killed
🚨9,384 people injured
🚨346,209 people deleted
🚨34 attacks on health care
🚨73 health workers killed
🚨67 health workers injured pic.twitter.com/1h2GECDRzI

– WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (@WHOEMRO) October 4, 2024

A reporter reported The fields The Israeli occupation targeted a center for the Islamic Health Authority in the town of Siddiqin, south of Lebanon, this morning.

Yesterday, the General Directorate of Civil Defense, the Islamic Health Authority, announced the martyrdom of two paramedics as a result of their post targeting the Shaqra Ambulance Center, and the martyrdom of others as a result of targeting the Khirbet Center Selm (Bir). al-Sasil).

He also announced the martyrdom of 7 of his paramedics who died as a result of the direct Zionist attack against the ambulance crews at the Marjayoun Government Hospital in the town of Marjayoun, yesterday.

As a result the hospital went out of service, and was the third hospital to stop working after Mays Al-Jabal Hospital and Bint Jbeil Government Hospital.

The occupation of Israel was Yesterday afternoon, Friday, the Salah Gandour Martyr Hospital was targeted In the city of Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, several artillery shells were fired, resulting in injuries among the medical staff.

The occupation halted the evacuation of the wounded, describing the hospital as an “unsafe combat zone”.

Also yesterday, the post targeted the St. Theresa Medical Center (STMC) with a violent raid that caused extensive damage to the medical center building and advanced medical equipment and supplies in the radiology department and operating rooms, as well as the named building. to provide housing for the nuns of St. Theresa.

The administration of the hospital said that this target has stopped the hospital services in the hospital, which now needs a comprehensive rehabilitation process for its various parts.

And on Thursday, The Israeli occupation launched an attack on the Civil Defense Center of the Islamic Health Authority in the Bachoura district of Beirut, and their team was killed and wounded.

The National News Agency noted that the post targeted Al-Bashoura with internationally banned phosphorus bombs.

Hezbollah had called, in a statement, on the Lebanese government and relevant international institutions to “condemn this barbaric act that violates all humanitarian rules and international resolutions, and what can be done to allow the humanitarian teams to carry out their humanitarian rescue duties. .”

This came as a result of Israel’s role in deliberately targeting medical and ambulance personnel as part of the ongoing offensive against Lebanon, and its continued incitement against paramedics and medical personnel, while as they continued to launch their raids on civilians, targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut, the south, the Bekaa, Baalbek-Hermel and Mount Lebanon More than 1,974 people were killed and another 9,384 were injured Since the start of the Israeli aggression last year.

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