Health denies the attack on two of the largest hospitals in Lebanon and calls for an international humanitarian stand

The press office of the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement that the events of Israel’s long offensive against Lebanon record continuous events of daily attacks targeting the Lebanese health sector, and the the last of them tonight with attacks on two of the biggest hospitals. in the capital and Mount Lebanon. After the Israeli enemy deliberately threatened the Al-Sahel Hospital in the southern suburb of Beirut, which was still partially functioning despite the very difficult security conditions, a hostile attack targeted one of the entrances to the Hariri Government University Hospital, which is still working normally with its full medical and health staff and receiving a large number of patients.

The statement indicated that the Ministry of Public Health condemns these attacks, which show that the Israeli entity is moving forward by committing war crimes that do not give weight to humanitarian and international laws. any national, as the occupying forces are not hesitant to target health facilities on the one hand, and health workers on the other, as the number of martyrs reached In the last twenty-four hours, four people died paramedics while carrying out their humanitarian emergency mission, as well as five of their colleagues injured and several ambulance vehicles damaged.

She pointed out that the Ministry is raising its voice and asking the international community to abandonpolicySilence about what happened, is happening, and could happen. How long will this indifference last and how many innocent people will be killed and vital buildings destroyed and damaged until the conscience of the world wakes up and stops the Israeli entity from moving on continue his attacks on the medical organization and the health sector in Lebanon? What is needed is an international humanitarian stance that will stop these prolonged attacks on health and emergency facilities and medical facilities that provide services to a war-torn community.

In any case, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed that the medical and emergency services, despite the dense and frequent attacks, were still on the front line against aggression together with its people and its community to support and services they needed to provide, as it were. always true in the various crises that Lebanon has seen.