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MSF calls on Israeli authorities to guarantee the protection of civilians, medical and rescue personnel, and health facilities.

View of a strike from Najdeh Al-Shaabiyeh Hospital in Nabatiyeh on the morning of May 28. | Lebanon 2026 © MSF

The security situation in southern Lebanon is rapidly deteriorating amid ongoing Israeli military operations, including strikes and large-scale forced displacement orders. The escalation is severely impacting people and their access to health care. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams working in hospitals continue to see wounded civilians.

Jeremy Ristord, MSF head of mission in Lebanon, said today:

“Despite the so-called ceasefire , we are currently witnessing an alarming situation in southern Lebanon.…