BEIRUT: At least four hospitals in Lebanon announced Friday (Oct 4) the suspension of work amid ongoing Israeli bombardment, while Hezbollah-affiliated rescuers said 11 personnel were killed in Israeli raids in south Lebanon.
FILE PHOTO: People carry their belongings while walking on the rubble, after an Israel i strike, as they flee Lebanon due to ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel i forces, at Masnaa border crossing with Syria, in Lebanon , October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File PhotoBEIRUT: At least four hospitals in Lebanon announced Friday the suspension of work amid ongoing Israel i bombardment, while Hezbollah -affiliated rescuers said 11 personnel were killed in Israel i raids in south Lebanon .
South Lebanon's Mais al-Jabal hospital on the border with Israel announced"the halt to work of all departments", citing factors including"enemy targeting of the hospital" since last October and problems for supply lines and staff access.
"Hezbollah uses ambulances from the Islamic Health Committee for terrorist purposes", he said, warning that"any vehicle proven to have an armed operative using it ... will be subjected to appropriate measures". Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging near-daily cross-border fire for almost a year, with the Iran-backed group saying it is acting in support of Palestinian ally Hamas over the Gaza war.
The Marjayoun hospital had been operating"for four days without an anaesthesiologist and laboratory specialists, because many people have fled", Kalakesh said.
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