Dr. Firass Abiad, Lebanon's former minister of public health, states, 'It's very clear that there is targeting of healthcare personnel, first responders and healthcare facilities.' This highlights the ongoing concerns regarding the safety of medical workers in conflict zones.
Taybeh, a small hilltop town in the heart of the West Bank, is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, now feeling under siege and fighting for its existence.
We are in the so-called southern region of Hebron, which has been under a curfew since dawn, Nassar said. There is an intensive deployment of occupation forces including bulldozers and tracked armoured vehicles. We witnessed tracked armoured vehicles the last time we saw these in Hebron was during the second Intifada during [Israeli] Operation Defensive Shield, he said, noting the significance of the heavy equipment.