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The Guardian - UK
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William Christou in Beirut

Israeli strike kills 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon

Destroyed healthcare center in Burj Qalaouiyah, Lebanon after an Israeli strike
The healthcare centre in Burj Qalaouiyah, southern Lebanon, after an Israeli strike killed 12 medical staff. Photograph: Kawnat Haju/AFP/Getty Images

Israel killed 12 medical workers in a strike on a medical centre in south Lebanon on Friday night, bringing the toll of healthcare staff killed in the country by Israel to 31 over the past 12 days.

A primary healthcare facility in the town of Burj Qalaouiyah was hit by an Israeli strike late on Friday, setting it ablaze and causing the structure to collapse on top of the staff inside. The strike killed doctors, paramedics and nurses on duty, according to the Lebanese ministry of health, which said it “violated all international humanitarian laws” in a statement.

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