WHO Says Attacks in Southern Lebanon Kill Nine Paramedics

March 28 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠World Health ⁠Organization said on ​Saturday that nine paramedics ‌were killed and ‌seven ⁠others ⁠wounded in five separate attacks on ​health care in southern Lebanon.

The latest ​incidents struck medical teams ⁠in five ⁠separate villages, ⁠WHO ​Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ​in ⁠a social media post.

He added that the ⁠repeated strikes have severely disrupted health services ⁠in southern Lebanon. Four hospitals and 51 primary healthcare centres are now closed, with several other facilities ⁠operating at reduced capacity, he said.

(Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in BengaluruEditing by Dave Graham)

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