KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 51 people, including two medical workers, have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon over the past 24 hours, Al Jazeera reported.
“The Israeli enemy continues to violate international laws and humanitarian norms, adding more crimes against paramedics, as it directly targeted two Health Authority locations in Qalawiya and Tibnin, in the Bint Jbeil district, in two separate raids,” the Lebanese Health Ministry said.
A ceasefire brokered by the United States is now in its third week.
The ministry said 2,846 people have been killed across the country since March 2, when Israeli forces launched a new military operation.
Since then, the United Nations says at least 103 Lebanese medical workers have been killed and 230 injured in more than 130 Israeli strikes.
Dr. Tahir Mohammed, a war surgeon and humanitarian worker who has served in both Gaza and Lebanon, told Al Jazeera he saw similarities in Israeli actions in the two areas.
“If Israel had its way, it would absolutely occupy the entire southern region of Lebanon, and it would do it tomorrow. They have no care for life. I’ve seen it with my own eyes,” Dr. Mohammed added.
Israeli attacks have displaced more than 1.2 million people in Lebanon since March 2. Despite a ceasefire that took effect on April 16, attacks have reportedly continued to intensify.
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