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Israel has killed almost 230 health workers in Lebanon since October last year
22 November 2024 19:07 GMT
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that 226 health workers have been killed and 199 wounded in Lebanon since 7 October 2023, during Israel's ongoing war on Gaza.
A WHO representative in Lebanon, Abdinasir Abubakar, said, “Almost 70 percent of all the deaths actually have occurred after September. September, October, November – these three months were the deadliest actually for the healthcare.”
The WHO also documented 187 attacks on healthcare facilities and personnel in Lebanon during this period.