In a sharp rebuttal, Lebanon’s Health Ministry has rejected Israel’s claims that Hezbollah militants repurposed ambulances for warfare. Officials described the allegations as a desperate bid to legitimize attacks on humanitarian workers.
Israeli forces have systematically targeted ambulance crews amid ongoing operations. The latest tragedy unfolded Saturday in Burj al-Kalaiyah, where a strike on a health center killed 12 healthcare professionals. One survivor fights for life, and four colleagues are unaccounted for.
Statistics paint a harrowing picture: 26 paramedics dead and 51 wounded since March 2. This wave of assaults extends to the Lebanese Red Cross, a development unseen since the 2023 escalations.
Such actions contravene the Geneva Conventions’ safeguards for medics. Israel’s X post from a military spokesman accused Hezbollah of exploiting ambulances militarily, issuing stern warnings.
The flare-up traces back to Hezbollah’s March 2 rocket launch—the first post-ceasefire violation since late 2024—prompting Israel’s sweeping aerial campaign against Lebanon’s south, east, and Beirut outskirts.