PNN – The spokesperson of the United Nations announced that the Israeli regime has attacked 136 health centers in Lebanon since October last year (2023).
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, United Nations spokesman Stephen Dujarric announced on Monday local time: Since October of last year, the World Health Organization says there have been 136 attacks on Lebanese health facilities, resulting in the deaths of 212 health care workers, including 70 in the past week alone.
The UN spokesperson stated: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that civilians, aid workers and health workers in Lebanon continue to be affected by the escalation of attacks across the country.
Dujarric announced: Attacks on the heavily populated southern areas of Beirut continue, and yesterday the center of Beirut was targeted by airstrikes, causing more people to flee their homes.
Referring to the effects of the Israeli regime’s attacks on Lebanon’s health sector, he stated: Since October last year, the World Health Organization says there have been 136 attacks on health facilities, resulting in the deaths of 212 health workers, including 70 in the past week alone. The attacks have forced 21 out of 178 hospitals – or 13 percent of all hospitals in Lebanon – to shut down or reduce services, severely limiting access to essential health care.
The spokesperson of the United Nations announced based on the statistics of the World Health Organization that since last year, more than 300 health centers have received medicine to support the refugees.
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“Nabieh Bari”, the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, who is in charge of leading the negotiations on behalf of Lebanon, has emphasized in his latest position that His country will not agree to any amendment or addition of clauses to Security Council Resolution 1701 in the framework of the draft agreement to achieve a ceasefire on the Lebanese front.
Announcing that he received the draft of the ceasefire agreement from the American ambassador in Beirut, he pointed out the specific clauses of this agreement and said that Lebanon’s final position in this regard will be announced in the coming days.
Bari clarified: it is important to get things done; especially since the experience with the Israelis has never been free of their failures and the successive procrastinations of the Prime Minister of this regime, Benjamin Netanyahu. He faces failure in every attempt, and the proof of that is the situation in the Gaza Strip over the past year. Vigilance is essential here.
The Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament announced: despite the current positive trend that can be counted on; but getting things done is important.
Earlier, the Israeli newspaper “Israel Hum” quoted diplomatic sources as saying that the end of the war in Lebanon is near. This newspaper quoted diplomatic sources without mentioning names and added: The Israeli army (regime) is preparing to announce the end of the war in Lebanon and establish a buffer zone with Lebanon.