Egypt, Jordan, Iraq Say Israel is Pushing Mideast Into All-out War

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher

Asharq Al Awsat

11:22-25 September 2024 AD ـ 22 Rabi’ Al-Awwal 1446 AH

Asharq Al Awsat

11:22-25 September 2024 AD ـ 22 Rabi’ Al-Awwal 1446 AH

Egypt, Jordan, Iraq Say Israel is Pushing Mideast Into All-out War

Egypt, Jordan and Iraq said Wednesday Israel is pushing the Middle East into an all-out war and called on the United Nations Security Council to intervene.

In a joint statement, the three countries’ foreign ministers affirmed that averting a regional war requires the cessation of “the Israeli aggression on Gaza.”

The ministers also condemned the Israeli aggression on Lebanon, and said that “Israel is pushing the region into an all-out war.”

The Security Council said it would meet on Wednesday to discuss the conflict which was intensifying across the region.

"Lebanon is at the brink. The people of Lebanon – the people of Israel – and the people of the world - cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.

Almost Half of Attacks on Heath Care in Lebanon Have Been Deadly, WHO Says

Smoke rises as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the village of Al-Khiyam in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, northern Israel, 22 November 2024, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. (EPA)

17:00-22 November 2024 AD ـ 21 Jumada Al-Ula 1446 AH

Almost Half of Attacks on Heath Care in Lebanon Have Been Deadly, WHO Says

The World Health Organization says nearly half of the attacks on health care in Lebanon have been deadly since the Middle East conflict erupted in October last year, the highest such rate anywhere in the world.

The UN health agency says 65 out of 137, or 47%, of recorded “attacks on health care” in Lebanon over that time period have proven fatal to at least one person, and often many more.

WHO’s running global tally counts attacks, whether deliberate or not, that affect places like hospitals, clinics, medical transport, and warehouses for medical supplies, as well as medics, doctors, nurses and the patients they treat.

Nearly half of attacks on health care in Lebanon since last October and the majority of deaths occurred since an intensified Israeli military campaign began against Hezbollah in the country two months ago.

The health agency said 226 health workers and patients have been killed and 199 injured in Lebanon between Oct. 7, 2023 and this Monday.

Egypt, Jordan, Iraq Say Israel is Pushing Mideast Into All-out War

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Almost Half of Attacks on Heath Care in Lebanon Have Been Deadly, WHO Says

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