Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed four paramedics and wounded six others after emergency responders were struck in successive attacks while attempting to rescue casualties in Mayfadoun, near Nabatieh, according to the Associated Press.
Witnesses said ambulances rushed to the scene following an initial strike, only for the same area to be hit again moments later, with additional strikes landing as paramedics carried out rescue efforts. The repeated bombardment of an active emergency response has raised serious concerns among observers about the risks faced by medical teams operating under fire.
A “double” or “triple tap” strike describes repeated attacks on the same site, with follow-up strikes hitting after emergency crews and responders arrive to assist the wounded. A purposeful act of killing after people gather in bigger numbers at the scene.
Accounts from the scene describe a pattern of strikes occurring in quick succession, hitting both the initial site and those responding to it. Such incidents have drawn increasing scrutiny from humanitarian organisations, which stress that medical personnel and rescue workers are protected under international law.
The Israeli military said it was reviewing the incident, but the attack is likely to intensify criticism over the conduct of operations in Lebanon, particularly as casualties among healthcare workers continue to rise amid escalating cross-border violence.
