Nahariya hospital in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, was the country’s first to be fully equipped underground in order to continue treating patients in wartime. FRANCE 24’s reporters visited the facility as it prepares to treat civilians and soldiers in the event of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah.
Since the October 7 Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel, the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya has operated entirely underground, aiming to shelter staff and patients from rockets fired by the Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah, which is allied with Hamas.
