The United Nations Population Fund, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, has warned that women and girls in Lebanon are facing a worsening humanitarian emergency as Israeli attacks on healthcare facilities continue despite a ceasefire agreement.
It came a day after an Israeli airstrike on Monday severely damaged a hospital in the southern city of Tyre and left dozens of people injured.
Anandita Philipose, the agency’s representative in Lebanon, on Tuesday described a time of “deep fear, uncertainty and escalation” across the country.
“Despite the ceasefire that’s in place, the hostilities have not stopped,” she said. “People across Lebanon, particularly women and girls, are facing appalling levels of violence, displacement and human loss.”
The Israeli strike on Monday hit Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre. At least 86 people, including healthcare workers, were injured in the attack, which caused significant damage to the emergency department and intensive care unit, according to the World Health Organization, who said the hospital was one of only a handful still functioning in southern Lebanon.