Israeli Attacks Target Healthcare Across Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza

Al Jazeera frames Israel’s campaign as one that repeatedly targets healthcare across Iran, Lebanon and Gaza, pointing to “an Israeli strike on a hospital in Iran” shown in CCTV released by the Iranian Red Crescent.

“Toggle Play Israeli attacks on healthcare across Iran, Lebanon and Gaza The Iranian Red Crescent released CCTV showing an Israeli strike on a hospital in Iran”

Al Jazeera

The outlet says “Targeting healthcare has been a recurring tactic by Israel in Lebanon and Gaza as well,” and it situates the reporting within a broader US-Israel war on Iran narrative.

Al Jazeera

In the same Al Jazeera package, the broadcaster also links the regional conflict to US actions, including “US forces attack and seize Iranian ship Touska near Strait of Hormuz,” and it references additional related segments such as “Schools, shops shut in northern Israel to protest the Lebanon ceasefire.”

Anadolu Ajansı, meanwhile, reports Israeli injury figures tied to the “aggression waged by Tel Aviv and Washington against Tehran,” stating that “The number of Israeli wounded since the start of the aggression against Iran has risen to 2,339.”

It adds that “95 remain hospitalized,” and it specifies that “191 people were injured in the last 24 hours.”

Anadolu Ajansı also describes Israeli controls over information, saying Tel Aviv “imposes tight censorship on its real losses” and that “prohibits circulation of visuals related to this matter.”

The Independent Arabic edition, in a piece titled “Is South Lebanon turning into a new Gaza?,” argues that the humanitarian collapse in southern Lebanon is accelerating under “bombardment, invasion, and displacement,” and it presents the situation as echoing “the Gaza model.”

It says relief organizations and human rights experts describe hallmarks of the Israeli assault as including “targeting health facilities to orders for widespread displacement and the isolation of affected areas.”

Anadolu Ajansi

The article ties the escalation to Hezbollah’s role, stating that “nearly 1,500 people [were] killed, including 130 children, since Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed group, dragged the country into the regional war on March 2.”

It also reports that “The number of displaced has exceeded one million, according to relief organizations,” and it describes Israeli operational planning as including a “buffer zone” along the northern border.

The Independent Arabic edition says the Israeli army “swept through the country with plans to occupy parts of the south to create a ‘buffer zone’ along its northern border,” and it attributes the rationale to Hezbollah firing “nearly 5,000 rockets, shells, and drones at Israel since the conflict began.”

It then quotes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying, “I have now ordered the expansion of the existing security area further, in order to thwart the invasion threat entirely and push back anti‑tank fire from our borders.”

The Independent Arabic edition emphasizes that the alleged Gaza-style pattern includes attacks on medical personnel, and it grounds that claim in reported casualty counts and named victims.

“Summary: The humanitarian collapse in southern Lebanon is accelerating under bombardment, invasion, and displacement, as relief organizations and human rights experts say the hallmarks of the Israeli assault echo the Gaza model, from targeting health facilities to orders for widespread displacement and the isolation of affected areas”

Al-Indepndnt Arabiyya

It says that “According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, at least 57 health workers have been killed by Israel,” and it adds that this includes “two young medics, Ali Jaber, 22, and Wajd Suleiman, 16, who lost their lives while on a rescue mission in the Nabatieh town on Tuesday.”

The article describes the medics’ appearance and vehicle, stating that “The two were wearing medic uniforms, and their motorcycle clearly bore signs indicating it was an ambulance with flashing lights.”

It also cites the World Health Organization, saying “The World Health Organization says 92 attacks targeted health care facilities across Lebanon in the past month, and five hospitals have gone out of service.”

Human Rights Watch’s Lebanon researcher Ramzi Qays is quoted saying the scale is “deeply troubling,” and he adds that “we are seeing ‘patterns similar to what we saw in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as in the previous escalation in Lebanon in 2024.’”

The outlet then quotes Qays on the legal framing, stating, “The laws of war are clear: deliberate attacks on civilians, including health workers, are prohibited and may amount to war crimes.”

While the Independent Arabic edition highlights alleged parallels to Gaza, it also records Israeli justifications and internal messaging about targeting and displacement.

The outlet says the Israeli army insists that Hezbollah “uses civilian infrastructure in its operations,” and it reports that the Israeli army told The Independent earlier in the operation, dubbed “The Roaring Lion,” that “Regarding the buffer zone, the deployment of the Israeli army along the southern border of Lebanon was meant to provide an additional layer of defense for residents of northern Israel, to continue preventing any threats, and to deter any attempts to infiltrate Israeli territory.”

Al Jazeera

It adds that the Israeli army stressed that Israel “is acting against the terrorist organization Hezbollah, not against the Lebanese army or Lebanese civilians.”

The Independent Arabic edition also quotes the Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz again in the context of destruction of homes, saying he ordered the army to “speed up the destruction of Lebanese homes in border villages to thwart threats to the Israeli settlements—following the Beit Hanoun and Rafah model in Gaza.”

It then returns to the critique, saying experts warn of similarities with Israeli tactics in Gaza, “noting attacks on medical facilities and the killing of health workers.”

The article also includes a displacement figure in its discussion of evacuation orders, stating that Qays says the parallels include “the broad displacement orders” that called for the evacuation of “15 percent of the country, especially in the south and in the southern suburbs of Beirut.”

Anadolu Ajansı provides a different numerical emphasis, focusing on Israeli injuries and the mechanics of information control during the war against Iran, while Al Jazeera centers on healthcare targeting and the use of CCTV to document strikes.

“The number of Israeli wounded since the start of the aggression against Iran has risen to 2,339”

Anadolu Ajansi

Anadolu Ajansı says “The number of Israeli wounded since the start of the aggression against Iran has risen to 2,339,” and it breaks down the hospitalized cases, stating that “95 remain hospitalized,” including “one in critical condition, 11 in serious condition, 11 in moderate condition, 69 in mild condition, and 3 still under medical evaluation.”

Anadolu Ajansi

It also reports that “during the last 24 hours, 191 wounded were admitted to hospitals,” with “one critical case, 3 serious cases, 2 moderate cases, 172 mild cases, 10 cases under observation, and 3 cases under medical evaluation.”

The outlet adds that “Tel Aviv imposes tight censorship on its real losses,” and it says the statistics coincide with “the ongoing aggression waged by the United States and Israel against Iran since February 28.”

In parallel, Al Jazeera’s framing of healthcare targeting is anchored in the Iranian Red Crescent CCTV and in the claim that “Targeting healthcare has been a recurring tactic by Israel in Lebanon and Gaza as well.”

The Independent Arabic edition then connects the regional escalation to a Gaza-like pattern in Lebanon, arguing that “After more than five weeks of the US–Israeli war on Iran,” relief organizations warned that attacks on Lebanon are “a direct echo of the Gaza model.”