Lebanon buries paramedics killed in Israeli 'triple-tap' strikes

Lebanon on Thursday buried paramedics killed in Israeli "triple-tap" strikes in the south, a tactic widely condemned as a war crime for deliberately targeting rescuers.

The method, which involves striking the same location multiple times to maximise casualties and prevent rescue efforts, has been repeatedly documented in Gaza during Israel’s assault.

An Israeli strike on the town of Mayfadoun on Wednesday hit a team from the Islamic Health Association, killing one paramedic and leaving another missing.

A second team dispatched to assist was then struck again, wounding three paramedics, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.

A third strike hit two ambulances belonging to the Risala Scout Association and the Nabatieh Ambulance Service as they responded to the scene, killing at least two paramedics and wounding three others.

Among those killed was Fadel Serhan, 43, a paramedic with the Risala Scout Association.

His station in Mayfadoun had previously been destroyed in an Israeli strike that killed another person, forcing him to work from a temporary tent near Nabih Berri Hospital.

Colleague Ali Nasreddine described Serhan as "generous" with "a very high sense of humanity and a great sense of humour".

Following the attacks, the Israeli army said it had struck 200 Hezbollah targets over 24 hours.

Lebanon's health ministry condemned the strikes as a "flagrant crime", accusing Israel of deliberately targeting paramedics to stop life-saving work.

The ministry said at least 91 healthcare workers have been killed in Lebanon since 2 March, part of a wider toll of more than 2,100 people killed in the same period.

Separate Israeli strikes on Wednesday also hit two vehicles on a coastal highway south of Beirut, leaving rescue teams struggling to extinguish fires and recover bodies from the wreckage.

The United Nations has condemned Israel’s actions as "illegal aggression" and an "indiscriminate bombing campaign".