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Four people were killed and 127 others were wounded in an Israeli strike near Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on Monday, according to Lebanese officials. Among the injured were 39 hospital staff members, including four people reported to be in critical condition. The attack caused damage across the hospital compound, with video released by Lebanon’s Health Ministry showing destruction inside and around the medical facility.

The World Health Organization’s representative in Lebanon, Dr. Abdinasir Abubakar, said he was deeply concerned by the impact of the latest Israeli attacks on the country’s health system. He warned that such strikes do not only kill and injure people, but also cut communities off from urgently needed medical care. Abubakar called for an immediate end to attacks on health facilities and health workers, saying hospitals are already under heavy pressure from a rising number of wounded patients.

According to Abubakar, the latest wave of violence has added to what he described as some of the deadliest months Lebanon has seen since the conflict began in October 2023. He said thousands of people have been killed in Lebanon since the fighting escalated between Israel and Hezbollah on March 2, with many of the victims being civilians.

The Israeli military said in a statement to CNN that the hospital itself was not the intended target. It said the strike was aimed at Hezbollah infrastructure in a nearby area and that the Israeli army tries to reduce harm to civilians, medical facilities, and medical staff whenever possible. The military said it operates only against Hezbollah.

Despite reports of possible de-escalation, attacks in southern Lebanon continued. Lebanon’s embassy in Washington said Hezbollah had agreed to avoid attacking Israel in exchange for Israel stopping strikes in Beirut, but violence in the south did not end.

The strike near Jabal Amel Hospital has raised fresh concern about the safety of hospitals and medical workers in the conflict zone, as well as the growing humanitarian toll of the fighting. With emergency wards overwhelmed and more wounded arriving, health officials are warning that the conflict is placing Lebanon’s already strained medical system under severe pressure.