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SvennoJ on 25 October 2024
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Israeli military claims Hezbollah commander killed

The Israeli military said its fighter jets bombed and killed Abbas Adnan Maslam, a commander in Lebanon’s Aitaroun region for Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force.

“Maslam was responsible for the execution of many shooting plans against [Israeli] forces and against settlements in the north of the country,” it claimed in a post on X. The Lebanese armed group is yet to comment on the alleged killing.

In the same post, the Israeli military claimed over the past day it had attacked about “200 terrorist targets in Lebanon” and eliminated a “number of terrorists” from the ground and air in Gaza.


WHO chief says a third of Lebanon’s health facilities forced to close due to Israel’s war

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for the protection of civilians, healthcare workers, and medical facilities, as Israel’s war on Lebanon has forced the closure of more than 100 health centres.

Lebanon’s hospitals and their staff are now “overwhelmed”, Tedros said in a post on social media, noting that one-third of all health facilities in the country have been forced to shut down because of the war.

The WHO is calling for a ceasefire, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to help those affected by war, and the protection of citizens, medical staff and medical centres “in line with international law”, he said.


Humanitarian access remains a challenge in Lebanon: ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is one of the largest organisations delivering humanitarian assistance to affected civilians in both Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

Here are five key concerns ICRC is reporting from the situation in Lebanon amid Israel’s attacks on the country:

  • 1.2 million people are displaced in Lebanon, with some having to stay on the streets or beaches, with limited access to assistance.
  • There have been significant civilian casualties with more than 2,000 killed, half those deaths occurring in the last month alone.
  • Hospitals and healthcare facilities are struggling across the country. In southern Lebanon, medical centres have been damaged and overwhelmed, with medics also targeted in attacks.
  • Decades of instability have taken a toll on mental health in Lebanon, and some people live in a constant state of fear.
  • There is an urgent need for humanitarian aid and while ICRC is working on delivering food, medical supplies and shelter, safe access remains a challenge.


Israeli attacks killed 163 rescuers, health workers in Lebanon since last year

Lebanon’s Health Minister said more than 160 rescuers and health workers had been killed in Israeli attacks during more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

“The total number of rescuers and health sector workers killed so far has reached 163, with 272 others wounded,” Firass Abiad told reporters during a news conference detailing “damage caused by Israeli attacks on the health sector in Lebanon”.