Lebanese healthcare workers report Israeli airstrikes deliberately targeting medical facilities and ambulances in south Lebanon since March 2. The Lebanese health ministry documented at least 128 strikes on medical facilities and 40 healthcare worker deaths, with many killed while sitting in ambulances or first aid centers.

Medical workers describe double-tap strikes where initial bombings are followed by pauses, allowing responders to arrive before secondary attacks. Amnesty International confirmed targeting medical personnel constitutes a war crime under international law. The attacks have focused heavily on the Islamic Health Association, a Hezbollah-affiliated service, though state civil defense and Lebanese Red Cross facilities have also been hit.

Healthcare workers report taking extraordinary precautions including reducing team sizes, sleeping in separate ambulances, and maintaining distance from colleagues. One paramedic described how his parents were killed when their home was struck while he was feeding neighbors' livestock. Hospitals face overwhelming casualties with over 1,000 killed and 2,584 wounded in 17 days of fighting. Medical personnel say the pattern of attacks aims to make south Lebanon uninhabitable, forcing civilian displacement through systematic targeting of essential services.