Lebanese Health Ministry: 3 paramedics killed and 6 injured in Israeli airstrikes

Three paramedics were killed, one went missing, and six others were injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting ambulance crews in the town of Mefdoun in southern Lebanon as they attempted to rescue the wounded.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health said in a statement that “the Israeli enemy targeted ambulance crews in the town of Mefdoun in the Nabatieh district three times in succession, resulting in the deaths of three paramedics and injuries to six others. One paramedic remains missing.”

The ministry explained that “an ambulance team belonging to the Health Authority was targeted while attempting to rescue the wounded, resulting in the death of one paramedic, while the second remains missing.”

It added that when a second ambulance from the Health Authority went to rescue the paramedics, it was also targeted, injuring three paramedics.

The statement continued: “In a third rescue attempt, two ambulances, one from the Al-Risala Association and the other from the Nabatieh Ambulance Service, were also targeted, resulting in the deaths of two paramedics and injuries to three others.”

The Ministry strongly condemned this crime, stating that it “reflects the Israeli enemy’s determination to prevent paramedics from carrying out their rescue work in any way, to the point that they have become a target for the enemy, who relentlessly pursues them.”

The Ministry appealed to international humanitarian organizations to work to put an end to this dangerous violation of the wounded person’s right to rescue and the paramedic’s right to protection, in order to uphold human conscience and the sanctity of international law.