Israel is applying the ‘Gaza doctrine’ to Lebanon: bombing hospitals

Saturday's strike was the second attack on the medical sector in just a few hours, the ministry added, following an airstrike on the village of Souaneh in southern Lebanon that hit a paramedic center, killing two workers and wounding five.

A total of 12 people, including medical and paramedical personnel, were killed in Burj Qalaouiyah in the Bint Jbeil district on Saturday. Israel targeted and struck the medical center where they were on duty. Since the start of this new phase of the war in Lebanon, the Israeli military has already killed 26 healthcare workers and wounded 51 others, according to data from the Ministry of Public Health. In a statement released on Sunday, the ministry condemned the practice of “targeting ambulances and rescue teams while they are on duty.”

Saturday's strike was the second attack on the medical sector in just a few hours, the ministry added, following an airstrike on the village of Souaneh in southern Lebanon that hit a paramedic center, killing two workers and wounding five. Killing rescue workers is certainly not a new practice. From October 8, 2023 – when the war in Lebanon began – to November 27, 2024, when Israel signed a ceasefire with Hezbollah that it has since violated over 10,000 times, more than 200 rescue workers on duty have been killed.

This is a “Gaza doctrine” – where the Israeli military........

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