Israeli air strikes damaged a hospital and wounded dozens in the Lebanese port city of Tyre on Saturday, deepening the humanitarian toll of a conflict that has battered Lebanon’s towns and vital services.
Lebanese health officials said 32 people were injured, including medical workers, when explosions rocked the Al‑Hosh area south of Tyre and shattered parts of the Lebanese Italian Hospital.
The facility’s director said the hospital would remain open despite broken windows and interior damage.
Civilian infrastructure has repeatedly been hit in the ongoing offensive, fueling fears of a full collapse in essential services across southern Lebanon.
Rights groups and medical providers say attacks on hospitals and clinics have deepened the crisis for millions of civilians.
The strikes are part of a wider Israeli military campaign in Lebanon that began after the Iran‑backed Hezbollah group joined the broader Middle East war this year.
Israeli forces have expanded ground operations in the south with plans to create a lengthy "security zone," a move condemned by Lebanese officials and international mediators as a violation of sovereignty.
Elsewhere, Israel has continued to bomb targets in Beirut and other Lebanese regions it says are linked to Hezbollah, drawing sharp criticism from world leaders and rights organisations that civilian areas are being struck with little warning.
The conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of Lebanese from their homes and left critical bridges and buildings in ruins, even as diplomatic efforts push for urgent cease‑fire talks that include protections for Lebanon.
