Israeli raid of southern Lebanese town injures 2 paramedics
An Israeli raid on the town of Qabrikha in southern Lebanon caused a fire, according to Lebanon’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center as cited by Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).
A civil defence team was called to extinguish it, NNA said.
The Israeli army targeted the surrounding area in the town with artillery shells, causing injuries to two paramedics, one of whom suffered severe fractures that required urgent surgery.
Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health condemned Israel’s targeting of paramedics, calling it a flagrant violation of international charters, norms and laws, NNA reported.
Three paramedics dead following Israeli attack on southern Lebanon
Three paramedics died as a result of an Israeli raid in the town of Froun in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA). Two other paramedics were also injured during the attack with one left in critical condition, NNA said.
Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said the team of paramedics was targeted by Israeli forces as it extinguished fires caused by recent Israeli strikes in the area.
The incident is the second of its kind in the last 12 hours. As we reported earlier, an Israeli raid on the town of Qabrikha also wounded two paramedics.
Hezbollah targets Israeli army base after deadly strike on southern Lebanon
Earlier we reported that an Israeli strike killed three Lebanese paramedics and wounded two others, one critically.
Hezbollah issued a statement saying it launched a “squadron of missiles” in response to the attack, targeting the headquarters of Israel’s 91st Division, which is responsible for its northern border, “hitting offices and soldiers with precision”.
The health ministry condemned the attack as a “blatant strike” on an official Lebanese state apparatus. The intensity of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel has ratcheted up steadily, displacing tens of thousands of people on either side of the Lebanese-Israeli border.
Two drones explode in northern Israel after deadly attack
At least two drones have exploded in the Ayelet HaShahar area of northern Israel, according to a post on X by Israeli Army Radio. There were no casualties, the army said, adding that Hezbollah allegedly launched the drones.
Lebanon PM condemns deadly Israeli strikes on medical team
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati denounced Israel’s deadly attack on paramedics saying “this new aggression against Lebanon is a blatant violation of international laws … and human values”.
Hezbollah ally the Amal movement said two of its members were among the dead. It said they were killed “while carrying out their humanitarian and national duty defending Lebanon and the south”.
A statement from Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said “due to [Israeli] aggression”, 27 emergency personnel and health workers have been killed and 94 others wounded since October.
Two hospitals and 21 health centres have been “targeted” while 32 fire or ambulances have been “put out of service or partially damaged”. It urged an end to the “repeated and deliberate targeting of health workers and civilians”.
