The director of the Dar al-Amal hospital, near Baalbeck, in eastern Lebanon, died this Friday, November 22, along with six members of the nursing staff, in an Israeli attack that targeted his residence, located near the facility. health, reported the Ministry. of Health.
In a statement, the ministry announces the “loss of Dr. Ali Rakan Allam, director of the Dar al-Amal University Hospital, who was martyred with six of his colleagues during a cowardly Israeli attack that targeted Dr. Allam’s residence, located next to the hospital”, denouncing “the continuous attacks carried out by the Israeli army against health personnel and facilities”.
More than 3,500 people killed in Lebanon
HE pro-Iran movement Hezbollah opened a front against Israel after the attack on Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023, sparking war in the Gaza Strip. After a year of cross-border firefights in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah and Israel entered open war on September 23. Since then, bombings carried out by the IDF have been daily.
More than 3,500 people have been killed in Lebanon since October 8, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, the majority since late September. Among the victims are more than 200 children, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) revealed on Tuesday, November 19.
Source: BFM TV
