The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed deep concern over recent attacks on medical personnel in Lebanon, following a deadly strike on a Red Cross centre and the death of a volunteer.
Lebanon’s state news agency reported that a strike on Monday, allegedly carried out by Israel, killed one person and damaged Lebanese Red Cross vehicles in the coastal city of Tyre.
The ICRC confirmed that a Red Cross facility in Tyre was hit but did not assign blame or provide details about the victim. In response, the Israeli military said it had targeted a Hezbollah operative in the area and was reviewing reports that the strike affected a Red Cross site.
A day earlier, the Lebanese Red Cross reported that one of its volunteers, Hassan Badawi, died from injuries sustained in a drone strike in the Bint Jbeil district. Badawi, who had served since 2012, was buried in Choueifat due to ongoing fighting preventing access to his hometown.
Family members described him as a humanitarian worker who was not involved in any conflict.
ICRC’s Lebanon delegation head, Agnes Dhur, described the loss of aid workers as “gravely concerning,” stressing that humanitarian and medical personnel must be protected and allowed to operate safely.
The conflict escalated in March after Hezbollah launched attacks on Israeli positions, prompting intensified Israeli air and ground operations that have killed thousands and displaced over a million people, raising fears of a worsening humanitarian crisis.
