Israeli airstrike at hospital in Lebanon kills medical staff and injures 127 people | BBC News

An Israeli airstrike outside the main hospital in the Lebanese city of Tyre has killed four medical staff and injured at least 127 people. The strike caused severe damage to the Jabal Amel hospital including its intensive care unit.

Israel says its airstrikes are not aimed at civilians but at the militant group Hezbollah, an ally of Iran, which has been firing drones and rockets over the border into Israel.

The hospital director said the strike came without warning and claimed that the Israelis were deliberately targeting medical workers and journalists. He denied that the hospital could be a military target.

Hezbollah has stepped up its attacks since the US and Israel launched the war Iran in February. Since then, Israeli troops have taken control of areas of southern Lebanon, and launchd airstrikes against what it says are Hezbollah targets.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by John Sudworth, from the Jabel Amel hospital in Tyre.

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