Israeli Strikes Near Tyre Hospital Kill Four, Wound 127 as Fighting with Hezbollah Continues

Israeli strikes near the Jabal Amel hospital in Tyre on Monday killed four people and wounded 127, including four doctors, 27 nurses, and eight administrative employees, Lebanon's health ministry said. The strikes also caused severe and extensive damage to the facility. Glass was scattered across some hospital rooms on Tuesday.

Dust and debris covered beds and tables. Medication was strewn on corridor floors. A baby was born at Jabal Amel hospital on Tuesday despite the damage from the previous day's strikes. Dr Nasser al-Masri held the newborn and called him a message of life and hope.

"Despite everything that happened yesterday, there was a scheduled delivery today and the mother insisted on delivering at the hospital," Dr Nasser al-Masri said. "This baby was born today, he's just a few minutes old. " "We're taking in any patient that comes to us," Dr Nasser al-Masri said.

A nearby building to Jabal Amel hospital had been levelled. The roof of the hospital's parking collapsed, crushing several vehicles. Mohammad Derbaj, head of the hospital's maintenance department, said the civilian buildings were not the intended target, but rather Jabal Amel was targeted in order to put it out of service, but we are steadfast.

"What happened has increased our determination and strength," he said. "The hospital administration made a decision yesterday that the hospital will return. " Patients were transferred from one ICU ward at Jabal Amel hospital after it sustained significant damage in the airstrikes.

Hussein Qassir, head of the intensive care unit, said they were expecting a strike near or adjacent to the hospital but did not expect that the intensive care unit would be this damaged. "Despite this, we continue... it is our duty," he said.