Plumes of smoke rise following Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, after an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Baabda on March 13, 2026.
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At least 12 medical personnel were killed in an Israeli strike on a healthcare center in the town of Borj Qalaouiya in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese state news agency reported on Saturday (March 14, 2026), citing the health ministry.
The health ministry said the death toll was preliminary, with rescue operations underway to search for missing persons.
In a statement, the ministry said it “mourns the healthcare workers in Burj Qalawiya who were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the town’s primary healthcare centre”, adding that “12 doctors, paramedics and nurses on duty at the centre were killed, and one healthcare worker was injured” while rescue operations were still ongoing.
It said the attack was “the second against the health sector in a few hours”, following a strike on Sawaneh that killed two paramedics affiliated with Hezbollah and its ally Amal.
Published – March 14, 2026 05:03 am IST
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