Israel warns that any rescue vehicle used by Hezbollah will be subject to “appropriate measures”

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11 paramedics from the Islamic Health Authority have been killed in Israeli bombings in southern Lebanon

Oct. 4 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Israel warned this Friday that any rescue vehicle used by members of the Lebanese Shiite militia party Hezbollah “for terrorist purposes” will be subject to “appropriate measures” to prevent its use “for military purposes.”

“As we revealed a few months ago, Hezbollah uses ambulances belonging to the Islamic Health Authority for terrorist purposes, especially to transport saboteurs and weapons,” said the Arabic spokesman for the Israeli Army, Avichai Adrai, in a message posted on social networks. .

A total of 11 paramedics from the Islamic Health Authority, linked to the party-militia, died this Friday as a result of Israeli bombings in Marjayun, Chakra and Jirbet Selem, in the south of the country, according to the newspaper ‘L’Orient-Le Jour’. ‘.

Since mid-September, the Israel Defense Forces have intensified their attacks on Lebanese territory, including the capital, Beirut, and have confirmed the death of a large part of the group’s leadership, including its leader, Hasan Nasrallah.

The resurgence in hostilities is part of the clashes for nearly a year, after Hezbollah attacked Israeli territory a day after the offensive carried out on October 7, 2023 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and other Palestinian factions. –in which almost 1,200 people died and another 240 were kidnapped– and which led Israel to unleash a bloody offensive against Gaza, which now has 41,800 dead.