Lebanon: ICRC supporting life-saving medical services during hostilities

Country: Lebanon Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Across Lebanon, the intensification of hostilities, coupled with evacuation orders covering entire districts in Beirut, southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, has placed enormous strain on the country’s health-care system. In areas affected by evacuation orders, many hospitals are unable to evacuate due to various constraints, leaving patients and staff in vulnerable conditions. For those hospitals that do manage to evacuate, the process places addit