Israel kills 6 more medical workers in Lebanon, attacks Gaza hospital
- Lebanon’s Health Ministry has accused Israel of carrying out a “series of war crimes” in its targeted killing of medical staff and destruction of health facilities after Israeli air strikes killed a hospital director in the northeast of the country and five paramedics were slain in the south.
- The head of the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) has called for an “immediate end” to fighting at Gaza’s besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital after an Israeli drone attacked the facility and wounded four medical staff and two patients.
Lebanese authorities demand sovereignty protection in talks with Israel
Filippo Dionigi, a senior lecturer of international relations at the University of Bristol, has told Al Jazeera that Lebanese authorities are demanding a monitoring mechanism as part of ceasefire talks with Israel.
The monitoring mechanism would be composed of the Lebanese army, UN peacekeepers and potentially other countries – such as the US or France – to guarantee the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, he said.
Target of Beirut attack was Hezbollah official’s home: Report
The target of Israel’s air strike on a building in the Basta area of central Beirut was a “prominent Hezbollah leader”, Israel’s Channel 14 reports, without offering more details.
At least four people have been killed in the attack and dozens injured.
We will bring you more details when we have them.
Hezbollah says two Israeli tanks hit by missiles in southern Lebanon
The armed group released two images on its official social media account showing what it claimed were strikes by guided missiles on Israeli tanks in southern Lebanon.
Reports have emerged of fierce fighting under way in southern Lebanon as Israeli forces attempt to push deeper into the country and come under stiff resistance from defending Hezbollah forces.
