Beirut denounces targeting of government facilities as rescue teams continue to clear rubble

Lebanese Civil Defense teams are continuing their intensive round-the-clock efforts to search for survivors and recover bodies from under the rubble of buildings damaged by recent raids, amid extremely complex field conditions and significant logistical difficulties resulting from damage to road networks and infrastructure in several vital areas.

Lebanese authorities confirmed that targeting vital facilities and buildings belonging to service ministries reflects a direct intent to undermine the state's ability to provide basic assistance to citizens, warning of the consequences of this ongoing escalation on the stability of living and humanitarian conditions for millions of residents across various governorates.

Relief organizations appealed to the international community to quickly provide safe corridors and urgent support for medical and field rescue teams, to help them continue their emergency tasks in saving lives and providing necessary medical supplies to hospitals that have begun to face acute shortages in surgical capabilities and specialized equipment.