The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the protection of hospitals in Lebanon as Israeli airstrikes continued overnight across the southern regions, including Sidon and Nabatieh. Surveillance drones were reported over Beirut, and the Israeli military issued new forced evacuation orders for the southern suburbs, extending to the Janah area where thousands of displaced people had taken refuge.

WHO expressed deep concern that two major hospitals in Janah, currently operating at full capacity, are at risk. The facilities are treating around 450 patients, and with other hospitals already overcrowded, transferring these patients elsewhere is nearly impossible. The pressure on Lebanon’s health system has intensified since last Wednesday’s attacks, which injured more than a thousand people.

Many of those ordered to leave Janah had previously fled from other conflict zones, facing displacement for a second time. Israel claims its operations target Hezbollah positions, but the proximity of evacuation orders to civilian infrastructure and hospitals has drawn widespread international criticism.