Hospitals Under Fire: Global Surge in Attacks on Healthcare

0:00It's April 29th. This is Global News Today, AI-powered stories shaping the world. I'm Cory with the story. World Health Organization just sounded the alarm on a scary trend. Attacks on hospitals, clinics, and health workers are surging globally with a big jump since the Middle East conflict heated up. They say health care is getting hit on purpose through airstrikes, shelling, arrests, and threats. In the region alone, 50 hospitals and private centers have closed, while 16 others got damaged bad enough to haul operations. Lebanon stands out with 149 attacks on health care spots identified so far. Lebanese officials report over 2,500 people killed in Israeli airstrikes since March 2nd, when Hezbollah fired first and sparked Israel's air and ground response. The UN Human Rights Office warns these strikes on civilians and medics could count as war crimes, while Israel insists they're only after militant, targets. WHO, Chief Tedros Adanam-Gebriasis, keeps calling for accountability on these hits.

1:05Meanwhile, 26 attacks hit health care in Iran since late February, Gaza's down to just one fully working hospital, and Sudan's got only 54% of its hospitals running smooth. This wave is crippling care right when it's needed most, leaving folks vulnerable across conflict zones. Stay sharp on how wars rewrite the rules of humanity.