Geneva [Switzerland], April 6 (ANI): WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned a strike that occurred about 100 metres from Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Lebanon’s largest public medical facility. The strike killed four people, injured 39 and caused significant damage to a nearby residential area. The hospital itself sustained no damage.
Tedros’ remarks come as Israel has expanded military operations in Lebanon. He noted that between 28 and 31 March, the World Health Organization verified 11 attacks affecting Lebanese health-care facilities—about two attacks per day—with five attacks on 28 March alone. Facilities hit included those in Kfar Tibnit, Ghandouriyeh, Zawtar Al Gharbiyeh, Kfar Dajal and Jazzine, resulting in nine deaths and five injuries.
Underlining the wider toll, Tedros said that since 28 February WHO has verified 92 attacks on health facilities, medical vehicles, personnel and warehouses, causing 53 deaths and 137 injuries. He warned that such acts must not become the norm and called on the world to reaffirm that protecting health care is a universal obligation and a measure of collective humanity, saying, “Healthcare is #NotATarget.”
As regional tensions rise, the Times of Israel reported that IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir told the mayor of Nahariya that Israeli forces would remain in southern Lebanon until the threat from Hezbollah is removed, saying the area will be held “until the direct threat to you is removed.” (ANI)
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