Lebanon’s PM slams Israel’s ‘war crimes’ as attack kills 3 rescue workers
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned an Israeli double airstrike in Majdal Zoun as a war crime after three civil defence workers were killed while responding to the initial attack. President Joseph Aoun also denounced the strike, saying it violated international law protecting humanitarian personnel. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported five dead in the strikes, including the rescue workers, with two Lebanese soldiers wounded. Despite a US-mediated ceasefire, Israeli attacks continue in southern and eastern Lebanon, prompting retaliatory rocket and drone fire from Hezbollah.
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News|Israel attacks LebanonLebanon’s PM slams Israel’s ‘war crimes’ as attack kills 3 rescue workersLebanese President Joseph Aoun also says Israel is violating international law that protects civilians and humanitarian workers.ListenListen (4 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfoplay videoplay videoVideo Duration 01 minutes 42 seconds play-arrow01:42Israel attacks South Lebanon: Three emergency workers among 11 people killedBy Al Jazeera Staff and ReutersPublished On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026Lebanon’s prime minister has accused Israel of perpetrating a “heinous crime” in the targeting and killing of civil defence emergency workers, three of whom were among five people killed in a double Israeli strike…
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