5 paramedics killed in Israeli raids on southern Lebanon

Five Lebanese paramedics were killed today, Friday, in raids launched by Israeli occupation aircraft on southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the martyrdom of three paramedics and the injury of three others in an occupation raid that targeted an ambulance in the town of Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain in Tyre District.

The Lebanese News Agency also announced the martyrdom of two paramedics in an occupation raid on the village of Al-Qatrani in the Jezzine district.

The number of women and children martyrs in Lebanon as a result of the Israeli aggression has reached 905 martyrs and 4,043 wounded, and 214 health workers have been martyred and 321 wounded, since October 2023, according to the latest data from the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Meanwhile, since that date, Israel has targeted 94 medical and emergency centers, 40 hospitals, and 249 health sector vehicles, according to the ministry.

The Israeli aggression on Lebanon resulted in a total of 3,583 martyrs and 15,244 wounded, including a large number of children and women, in addition to about 1,400,000 displaced persons. Most of the victims and displaced persons were recorded after September 23, according to official data.