Israeli airstrike kills four at emergency response center in southern Lebanon

Four people were killed early Friday in an Israeli airstrike targeting an emergency response center in the southern Lebanese town of Hanouiyeh, according to Lebanon's civil defense authority. No other details were immediately available. The attack came a day after an Israeli airstrike caused significant damage to a hospital in the southern town of Tebnine.

Hospital damage

According to Lebanon's state news agency NNA, two people were killed and a third was injured after an Israeli fighter jet struck near Tebnine Hospital. At least 16 hospitals have been damaged in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since March 2, figures released by the Lebanese Health Ministry showed.

Medical personnel casualties

Official data also revealed that at least 116 people have been killed and 263 wounded in attacks targeting medics and ambulance crews during the same period. The strikes on medical facilities and personnel have drawn international concern over compliance with international humanitarian law.

Mounting toll

At least 3,089 people have been killed, 9,397 injured, and more than 1.6 million displaced since the start of Israeli assaults in March, according to Lebanese officials. The attacks continue despite a US-mediated ceasefire that formally came into effect on April 17 and was later extended until the beginning of July.