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Strikes in Lebanon raise questions over attacks on medics

Anne-Sophie Brändlin
May 2, 2026

After an airstrike hits, paramedics rush in — and then another strike hits the same place. Health workers are killed, and survivors are afraid to respond. The practice of repeated strikes on one location is raising urgent questions under international law.

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Since the war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah started in March, the Israeli military has carried out 147 strikes on health care workers or facilities in Lebanon, according to the World Health Organization. These attacks have killed at least 100 medics and injured over 200, including teams hit while responding to casualties at the same site.