Iran to build another hospital in Lebanon after Israeli bombing
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The leader of the Iranian Red Crescent Society Pirhossein Kolivand reiterated the IRCS' steadfast commitment to delivering humanitarian help to Lebanon, vowing to establish another hospital to assist victims in Lebanon.
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Footage shows Iranian Red Crescent Society members observing the destruction after an Israeli strike targeted a field hospital on the Syria-Lebanon border. (Social media)
The leader of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has announced plans to open a new hospital to treat Lebanese displaced due to the ongoing Israeli aggression on the country.
Pirhossein Kolivand, speaking on Saturday, referred to the Iranian field hospital, which was targeted by "Israel" on Thursday, revealing the fully equipped institution had no patients at the time of the incident.
"Fortunately, no patients had been admitted when the attack occurred," Kolivand stated.
This is Iran's 56-bed field hospital on the Syria-Lebanon border after it was brutally targeted in an Israeli airstrike.
— Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) October 11, 2024
The attack destroyed ambulances and all medical equipment inside the facility. pic.twitter.com/m5YiP6bwCj
Kolivand reiterated the IRCS' steadfast commitment to delivering humanitarian help to Lebanon, vowing to establish another hospital to assist victims in Lebanon.
He also revealed the massive amount of medical, food, and biological supplies that were completely destroyed in the strike, describing that "Even the Red Crescent ambulances stationed at the hospital were set ablaze.”
Kolivand denounced the bombing, calling it a "crime against humanity," and emphasized that "even medical facilities are protected under international law during war."
Despite the casualties, Kolivand pledged that humanitarian operations would continue, citing that a new hospital facility was being equipped 40 km away from the previous location.
Kolivand also emphasized the vital needs of the Lebanese people, highlighting the need for both monetary and non-monetary assistance.
"In addition to financial aid, the war-affected Lebanese require essential non-cash items such as canned food and everyday necessities like cooking utensils."
He also highlighted the extraordinary reaction from aid personnel explaining that over 8,000 professionals have offered to go to Lebanon and assist with the efforts, adding that "Cash and non-cash public donations will also be delivered swiftly through secure air, land, and sea routes.”
Israeli strike on Lebanon-Syria border hospital 'war crime': Iran
Iran has issued a strong condemnation of the Israeli attack on a charity hospital located on the Syria-Lebanon border, labeling it “a war crime.”
“The attack by the Zionist regime on the 56-bed field hospital of the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Syria, along with its medicine warehouse on October 9, 2024, and setting it on fire, while creating a serious obstacle to the provision of humanitarian services, is considered a war crime,” stressed Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, on Friday.
He underlined that the Israeli aggression represents a violation of the principles and regulations of international humanitarian law as outlined in the Fourth Geneva Conventions of 1949 and customary international humanitarian rules, which unequivocally prohibit any attacks on civilian locations, particularly medical facilities and hospitals.
While Lebanon does not seek war, it will not tolerate the continuation of Israeli aggression, Lebanese Defense Minister Maurice Sleem said on Saturday.
The Lebanese Minister emphasized the need for the international community to exert strong pressure on "Israel" to compel it to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and halt its attacks on Lebanon.
The Resolution was reached in the wake of the 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon and calls for the full cessation of hostilities and the deployment of the Lebanese Army to Southern Lebanon, as well as the establishment of a demilitarized zone between the Blue Line buffer zone (between Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories) and the Litani River.
"Israel" completely disregarded the resolution in the aftermath of the war, continuously violating Lebanese sovereignty with overflights from its aircraft.
His statement comes after the Lebanese Army announced on Friday that two of its soldiers were martyred and three others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting a military position in the town of Kafra, South Lebanon.
This comes amid an ongoing Israeli aggression across Lebanon, especially the country's southern and eastern regions, as well as Beirut's Southern Suburb, which has so far killed more than 1,200 people and displaced millions since September 23.
