oPt: Healthcare under attack in Lebanon: MSF condemns the killing of paramedics by Israeli forces

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: Médecins Sans Frontières 14 May 2026 : Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns Israeli forces’ attacks against paramedics in Lebanon, including the recent killing of two Lebanese Civil Defence workers in Nabatiyeh, and reiterates its urgent call for the protection of medical and rescue personnel. On 12 May 2026, a drone strike hit three paramedics as they were attempting to assist an injured person who survived a previous attack. Two of them were killed on the spot. Another one, wounded, was later treated in the Emergency Room (ER) of Najdeh Al-Shaabiyeh hospital, where MSF teams are working. Paramedics from the ambulance that departed from Najdeh Al-Shaabiyeh hospital and who had witnessed the strike on their colleagues later had to return to the site to collect human remains from the scene. “We are outraged over the killing of paramedics who were simply doing their job, taking huge risks to save lives. Attacks on healthcare are unacceptable and must not be normalised,” said Jeremy Ristord, MSF Head of Mission in Lebanon. While scaling up support at Al Najdeh Hospital to respond to mass casualty incidents in the past months, MSF teams have also worked side by side with paramedics and frontline responders across Nabatiyeh Governorate, including the Lebanese Civil Defence, sharing days and nights of emergency response as they bring patients to facilities, and supporting colleagues who continue working despite profound loss and fear. The 12 May incident is part of an alarming pattern. Over recent weeks, MSF teams in Lebanon have been witnessing the consequences of airstrikes, drone strikes, and artillery fire, which are damaging hospitals, ambulances, and medical equipment, and killing or injuring civilians, health workers, and first responders. Lebanese health auth...

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