Lebanon receives medical aid amid fears of war

BEIRUT: Lebanon on Monday (August 5) received emergency medical supplies to equip its hospitals for possible war injuries, amid fears a full-scale conflict was on the horizon.

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Tensions in the region have spiraled in the last week following the killing in Tehran of Palestinian militant group Hamas’ head, and an Israeli strike on Beirut’s suburbs that killed a top commander in Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah.

Hezbollah and Iran have vowed to retaliate against Israel for the killings, prompting concerns that the multiple fronts being fought in parallel to the Gaza War could escalate into a full-blown regional war.

Hospitals in southern Lebanon, where most of the tit-for-tat exchanges between Hezbollah and the Israeli military have taken place, are worn down by years-long economic meltdown and have struggled to cope with wounded patients over the last 10 months.

On Monday, the World Health Organization delivered 32 tons of medical supplies to Lebanon’s health ministry, including at least 1,000 trauma kits to treat possible war wounded.

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“The goal is to get these supplies and medicines to various hospitals and to the health sector in Lebanon, especially in the places most exposed (to hostilities) so that we can be ready to deal with any emergency,” health minister Firass Abiad told reporters at the airport landing strip where the aid arrived.