The United Nations says Lebanon’s healthcare system is nearing collapse as escalating conflict overwhelms already fragile medical infrastructure.
Hospitals are operating under extreme pressure following repeated attacks on healthcare facilities and staff forcing some to shut down.
At least eighty six attacks on healthcare services have been recorded resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries among medical workers.
Facilities such as Jabal Amel hospital in Tyre have been hit multiple times increasing strain on remaining hospitals.
Emergency departments are overcrowded while intensive care and neonatal units are reaching critical limits.
Human rights groups have raised concerns over strikes targeting first responders and ambulances.
More than thirteen hundred people have been killed and thousands injured with mass displacement affecting around one point two million people.
Overcrowded shelters and limited services risk further health deterioration and disease spread.
The crisis is linked to wider regional conflict involving Israel the United States and Iran.
Supply disruptions have caused shortages of fuel and medical supplies needed to sustain hospital operations.
International organizations warn that attacks on healthcare may constitute war crimes.
Aid efforts remain underfunded raising fears of total system collapse.
