28 Health Workers Killed in Lebanon Under Israeli Strikes, says WHO

The World Health Organization said Thursday 28 health workers in Lebanon had been killed in the past day, and called for a ceasefire.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described a dire situation in treating casualties, with three dozen health facilities closed in southern Lebanon and five hospitals either partly or fully evacuated in Beirut.

Tedros said health workers are not showing up at their jobs because they have fled areas that have been bombed.

WHO had to scrap plans to fly in medical and trauma supplies Friday because the Beirut airport is mostly closed, Tedros said at a news conference in Geneva.

He added that Iran’s “dangerous escalation” had serious consequences for the region.

“WHO calls for a de-escalation of the conflict, for health care to be protected and not attacked, for access routes to be secured and supplies delivered,” he said.

“And for a ceasefire, a political solution and peace. The best medicine is peace,” he added.