The World Health Organization (WHO) has released $2 million in emergency funds to bolster health systems in Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria amid escalating conflict. The funding supports trauma care, disease surveillance, and access to essential medicines.
In Lebanon, 27 attacks on healthcare facilities since March 2 have killed at least 30 medical personnel. A strike on a primary healthcare center in Bourj Qalawiyeh killed 12 doctors and two paramedics. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned the violence, urging all parties to pursue peace.
Iraq faces rising strain near conflict zones, with $500,000 allocated for emergency coordination. Syria receives $500,000 to supply life-saving medicines and strengthen disease monitoring.
UNIFIL peacekeepers came under fire three times near the Blue Line this weekend, with one incident hitting within five meters. The mission said the attacks violated Security Council Resolution 1701. UN Secretary-General António Guterres reaffirmed that attacks on peacekeepers are unacceptable.