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Safir Ahmed's avatar

“The Israelis have a history of violating rules, including targeting medical crews. Despite this, nothing stops us or pushes us away from continuing this work,” said Mahdi Sadiq, executive director of the ambulance association. “It is the belief that we must stand by our people, save them, and help those who remain. This is part of our mission in life, and we are ready to sacrifice for it.”

The sharp contrast between the angelic words of Sadiq and the demonic actions of Israel are worth pondering.

May God bless the rescue and medical workers in Lebanon and Gaza, and may God punish the rogue Israeli leaders and those who support them in Israel and in America.

K-Cro's avatar

Monsters, with their own clearly systematic, terroristic, "final solution"

George Leone's avatar

This reporting is devastating, and it highlights something that should never be up for debate: targeting paramedics, rescue workers, hospitals, and ambulances is a grave violation of international humanitarian law. These are people whose only mission is to save lives — often at the cost of their own. The fact that more than 120 medical workers have been killed and critical health infrastructure repeatedly struck is not just “collateral damage”; it represents a systematic assault on the very mechanisms meant to protect civilians in wartime.

Regardless of politics, no society should accept a world where medics digging children out of rubble become targets themselves. The courage of these rescue teams is extraordinary, but the fact that they must work under the threat of double‑tap strikes is a moral failure of the international community. Accountability is long overdue.

Annabel's avatar

They are the worst bastards in the world.

Jon Notabot's avatar

The only legitimate statement from world leaders at this point is this:

"We no longer recognize Israel as a legitimate nation state due to their relentless and unapologetic policy of crimes against humanity. All diplomatic ties and economic partnerships will be severed, immediately. "

Nothing short of this is an acceptable use of messaging. Period.

Elizabeth's avatar

And instead we put brutal sanctions on Cuba and Iran, who really weren't hurting anyone. Israel deserves those sanctions.

Eli Edgecomb's avatar

We used to know this was wrong and should be stopped.

Wasif Khan's avatar

Thank you so much for reporting this!

Violinmaven's avatar

Of course they’re killing anyone who can help these people heal!! Bast*rds!! The ISRAELIS must be FLATTENED!! Flatten Tel Aviv!! Flatten Haifa!! Do NOT leave them alone for ONE SECOND!! Send in swarms of drones and give them the EXACT SAME TREATMENT they’re giving Lebanon!! THAT LAND DOES NOT BELONG TO THEM!!

Valerie Carter's avatar

Thank you to Katrine Dige Houmiller for this excellent piece of journalism. The description of what is happening in Lebanon is so well done so accurate and so filled with human details it brought tears to my eyes. First responders should never be a target. Why can't the world stop this Why???

Elizabeth's avatar

Fucking psychopaths. How can they live with themselves? And how can the world do so little to stop them?

huey's avatar

What bull shit excuse will Israel sell to justify these WAR CRIMES? AIPAC needs cover story to buy more US politicians.

Karen Ashikeh LaMantia's avatar

It's a good thing there is a Ceasefire in all these places or someone could get hurt. I guess we can't really have those that help, like Medical workers, survive this and feel fullfilled and in solidarity with co-workers and community, This might instil hope and gratitude in all they meet, even the enemy! Bad examples to show to those you expect to kill women and children, torture prisoners and instill fear in the most innocent. Can't have that going on. Aim for the clearly marked ambulance and watch for anything that looks like Press. They give people hope, too.

Bruno Noble's avatar

And here (in the UK) people bleat on about four EMPTY torched ambulances.

Bruno Noble's avatar

I haven’t heard or seen any evidence of that.

Laurie's avatar

Why can’t the International community stop this? We are beyond redemption.