Three hospitals in Lebanon closed after Israeli attacks – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

In a statement from the country’s state news agency, the Sainte Therese hospital says that it has “extensive damage” to the hospital building as a result of Israeli attacks, and therefore must stop operations. Sainte Therese is located on the outskirts of the city of Beirut, which has been subjected to a number of Israeli airstrikes in recent days. A large cloud of smoke rises after an Israeli attack on a village in southern Lebanon, close to the border with Israel, on October 3. Photo: Jim Urquhart / Reuters In addition, two hospitals in southern Lebanon have had to close. On Friday, bombs reportedly fell five meters from the main entrance to a hospital in the town of Marjayoun, in southern Lebanon. Four health workers were killed, according to Lebanon’s state news agency. The health workers who were killed did not work at the hospital in the village, according to hospital director Mounes Klakesh, NTB writes. It is unclear whether the hospital in Marjayoun is among the three that are now closed. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday that 28 health workers had been killed in Lebanon within 24 hours, writes the NTB news agency. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for increased protection for aid workers in the country. Lebanese authorities say more than 2,000 people have been killed in the conflict in the past year. Reportedly bombed headquarters The Israeli military says it has killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters since it began its ground operation in Lebanon earlier this week. At the same time, representative of the military, Nadav Shoshani, says that they are still investigating the damage related to attacks in southern Lebanon on Thursday evening. He says they were aimed at Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters. Israel says it has hit more than 2,000 targets in southern Lebanon, according to AFP. The targets must have been military, military buildings and weapons. On the Israeli side, two more Israeli soldiers have been killed in battle, this time in a drone attack against northern Israel, according to Israeli military authorities. A news channel reports that the attack came from Iraqi territory and hit an Israeli position on the Golan Heights. An Israeli helicopter fires a missile at southern Lebanon. Photo: Leo Correa / AP The radio station of the Israeli army says that two drones came from Iraq, and that one was shot down by the Israeli army. The second is said to have exploded close to an Israeli emplacement. Two other soldiers are said to have been seriously wounded in the attack, reports the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Evacuation order in the south On Friday morning, Israel asked the inhabitants of more than 20 towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately. – Anyone who is in the vicinity of Hezbollah fighters, facilities or equipment is in immediate danger as they can become the target of military attacks at any time, writes Israel’s army spokesman, Avichay Adraee on X. – You must immediately evacuate north of Litani – the river, he writes, and adds that it is “forbidden to travel south”. Published 04.10.2024, at 14.53 Updated 04.10.2024, at 19.42



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