International aid organizations in Lebanon are documenting attacks targeting medical workers as the country's humanitarian crisis deepens. The conflict began on March second when Hezbollah launched rockets in retaliation for Iran's supreme leader's killing. Since then, Israeli operations have killed nearly four thousand people and displaced twenty percent of the population. Dr. Mina Naguib, an emergency physician with Doctors Without Borders in Beirut, reports that healthcare workers face mounting dangers as they try to deliver care. NGOs warn that targeting medical personnel violates international law and worsens an already dire situation.

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