BEIRUT, LEBANON—In early October 2025, Lebanese paramedic Haj Qassem Sultan stood outside Marjayoun Government Hospital in southern Lebanon and addressed Lebanese TV. On Friday, Sultan was killed in another Israeli strike on an Islamic Health Authority (IHA) medical center in Burj Qalaouiyah in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil District. The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, condemned the escalating attacks on medical workers in Lebanon. “WHO condemns this tragic loss of life and emphasizes that health workers must always be protected. The Israeli military itself has been accused of using ambulances in military operations in Lebanon.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 17, 2026 10:09 UTC