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WHO: Attacks on Health Care Workers in Lebanon on the Rise

A damaged building at the site of an Israeli military strike in Dahieh, a suburb in southern Beirut, Lebanon, 01 November 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
A damaged building at the site of an Israeli military strike in Dahieh, a suburb in southern Beirut, Lebanon, 01 November 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
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WHO: Attacks on Health Care Workers in Lebanon on the Rise

A damaged building at the site of an Israeli military strike in Dahieh, a suburb in southern Beirut, Lebanon, 01 November 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
A damaged building at the site of an Israeli military strike in Dahieh, a suburb in southern Beirut, Lebanon, 01 November 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

The World Health Organization is deeply concerned about rising attacks on health care workers and facilities in Lebanon, a WHO official said on Friday.

While 55 attacks have been verified, the actual number of incidents is likely to be significantly higher, Margaret Harris said at a UN briefing.

Six Lebanese health workers were killed and four wounded in Israeli strikes across south Lebanon on Thursday, the health ministry said in a statement.

The strikes killed five paramedics with the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee and one with the Amal-linked Risala Scouts, the ministry said.

The total number of health workers killed by Israel since October 2023 rose to 178 and 279 wounded, the ministry added.

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Delayed Gaza Polio Vaccinations to Resume on Saturday, Agencies Say

A Palestinian child cries during a polio vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Hussam Al-Masri
A Palestinian child cries during a polio vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Hussam Al-Masri
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Delayed Gaza Polio Vaccinations to Resume on Saturday, Agencies Say

A Palestinian child cries during a polio vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Hussam Al-Masri
A Palestinian child cries during a polio vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Hussam Al-Masri

The third phase of a delayed polio vaccination campaign in Gaza will begin on Saturday, aid organizations said on Friday, after the rollout was derailed by Israeli bombardments, mass displacement and lack of access.

The polio campaign began on Sept. 1 after the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed in August that a baby was partially paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, according to Reuters.

"The humanitarian pause necessary to conduct the campaign has been assured; however, the area of the pause has been substantially reduced compared to the first round of vaccination in northern Gaza, conducted in September 2024. It is now limited to just Gaza City," said a joint statement by UNICEF and the WHO.

The final phase of the campaign had aimed to reach an estimated 119,000 children under 10 years old in northern Gaza with a second dose of novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2). However, achieving this target is now unlikely due to access constraints, the statement said.