More than 100 health care workers have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli attacks since the latest escalation began in early March, according to official figures.
During a meeting with the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Lebanese Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine on Tuesday said that 116 health care workers have been killed and 263 injured so far.
In addition, there has been significant damage to ambulances, health centres and hospitals.
Fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia resumed in Lebanon in the wake of the Iran war. A ceasefire is currently in place, but mutual attacks continue.
The Israeli military has attacked ambulances and medical teams in Lebanon repeatedly. It accuses the Iran-backed Hezbollah of misusing them as a cover to transport weapons and fighters.
The Lebanese government, which is not itself a party to the current war, rejects the claim.
It says that while many of the attacks target healthcare services linked to Hezbollah, Red Cross paramedics and members of the state civil defence service have also been killed.
The United Nations and human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, as well as aid organizations including Médecins sans frontières, have condemned the Israeli attacks on healthcare workers and called for independent investigations.
