Israel airstrikes kills healthcare workers in Lebanon, Health Ministry says
Twelve healthcare workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
"Twelve doctors, paramedics and nurses who were on shift at the center were martyred, in addition to the injury of a health worker," the statement continued.
The ministry condemned the attack in Burj Qalawia on the town's "primary health care center," saying violence against healthcare workers "contradicts all international humanitarian laws."
The Ministry of Health's statement added that paramedics in Al-Sawana were also killed in an Israeli attack hours earlier.
A post from the spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces to Arab media on Saturday said, "as part of its terrorist activities, Hezbollah is making extensive military use of ambulances."
"We warn that the military use of medical facilities and ambulances must be stopped immediately, and we emphasize that if this approach is not halted, Israel will act in accordance with international law against any military activity carried out by the terrorist Hezbollah using those facilities and ambulances," the post said.
The health center in Burj Qalawia is reportedly run by the Islamic Health Society and allegedly has ties to Hezbollah.
-ABC News' Othon Leyva, Ghazi Balkiz and Rashid Haddou





