Medics among 51 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in past 24 hours

"The Lebanese Health Ministry says Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours have killed 51 people, including two medical workers. The Israeli enemy continues to violate international laws and humanitarian norms, adding more crimes against paramedics, as it directly targeted two points of the Health Authority in Qalawiya and Tibnin, Bint Jbeil district, in two raids, the ministry said."

"A ceasefire, brokered by the United States, is into its third week. The ministry said 2,846 people have been killed across the country since March 2, when Israeli forces began a new military operation. SInce then, the United Nations says at least 103 Lebanese medical workers have been killed and 230 injured in more than 130 Israeli strikes."

"“We’re under threat every second, every day,” Ali Safiuddin, the head of the Lebanese Civil Defence in Tyre in southern Lebanon, told Al Jazeera. “We ask ourselves if we’re going to survive or if we’re going to die, we know we’ve already given up our lives by working here. We’ve lost so many people and it feels like we’re already gone as well.”"

"“International humanitarian laws are clear: medical personnel and first responders, like the Lebanese Civil Defence, must be protected in armed conflict, but on this front line, the question isn’t whether another strike is coming. It’s how many people will be left to answer the calls for help.”"

Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon have intensified, with 552 people killed since the April 16 ceasefire began. The Lebanese Health Ministry reports 51 deaths in the past 24 hours, including two medical workers. The ministry says Israeli raids directly targeted two points of the Health Authority in Qalawiya and Tibnin in the Bint Jbeil district. The ceasefire brokered by the United States is in its third week. The ministry reports 2,846 deaths across the country since March 2, when Israeli forces began a new military operation. The United Nations reports at least 103 Lebanese medical workers killed and 230 injured in more than 130 strikes. Lebanese Civil Defence leaders describe constant threat and fear of survival while continuing to work. A war surgeon links patterns of targeting healthcare workers in Lebanon to similar actions in Gaza.

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