Attachments
Since 8 October 2023 armed clashes have escalated between Hezbollah and Israel at the Lebanese southern border. This followed the 7 October 2023 attacks in Israel by Hamas fighters and other groups that resulted in Israel launching intense aerial bombing campaigns and ground operations in the Gaza Strip in response. The armed clashes in Lebanon have impacted health care, as has the widespread and intense violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel.
Insecurity Insight identified 45 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Lebanon by the Israel Defense Forces between 8 October 2023 and 30 June 2024. In these incidents, at least 39 health workers were killed, 12 ambulances were damaged and health facilities were damaged on 14 occasions. Incidents were most often reported in and around urban areas in the southern Lebanese border regions of Nabatieh and South governorates, particularly Bint Jbeil, Marjayoun and Tyre districts.