Six Killed, Three Paramedics, in Israeli Strike on Harouf
At least six people were killed and 22 wounded in an Israeli strike on a civil defence centre in the town of Harouf in southern Lebanon late on Friday, the Lebanese state news agency reported early on Saturday. The dead included three paramedics, with a fourth sustaining critical injuries, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Separately, Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the Tyre district wounded at least 37 people, including six hospital personnel, nine women and four children. The BBC has contacted the Israeli military for comment.
United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon Imran Riza called the toll “unacceptable”, saying that “diplomatic efforts now offer a critical opportunity to stop the violence.” The strikes came as the US announced the 45-day ceasefire extension — the most explicit illustration of why the truce is described as “porous” in Israeli and Lebanese reporting. Lebanon’s health ministry says Israeli attacks have killed 2,896 people in Lebanon since 2 March, including 589 women, children and medics. The IDF says it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah operatives, including hundreds of members of the Radwan Force, and struck more than 5,000 targets.