Lebanese healthcare workers and officials say Israeli bombings have deliberately targeted medical workers and facilities in south Lebanon, including through the use of double-tap strikes, in what they describe as a systematic effort to make the area unlivable. Medical workers and hospitals are protected under international law and deliberately targeting them could constitute a war crime. Amnesty International said on Thursday that, regardless of political affiliation, medical workers are considered civilians and targeting them is unlawful. During the last Hezbollah-Israel war in 2024, nearly 230 medical workers were killed by Israel in Lebanon. In 17 days of fighting, more than 1,000 people have been killed and 2,584 wounded by Israeli strikes, the Lebanese health ministry said.

Source: The Guardian March 21, 2026 09:48 UTC