Zionist Military Strikes Target Iranian Medical Facilities and Emergency Vehicles

Israeli actions against Iran have reportedly escalated to include attacks on the healthcare infrastructure, with airstrikes allegedly targeting three hospitals and six ambulances within a single week.

The recent assaults have resulted in the deaths of several medical professionals, among them a female gynecologist and a pediatrician along with her 3-year-old child. Numerous other healthcare workers have also sustained injuries.

The unselective attacks on Iran’s healthcare sector reflect a broader trend of violence that parallels the methodical devastation of medical facilities in Gaza, coinciding with the 600-day mark of the ongoing genocide.

It once again highlights the Israeli regime’s blatant disregard for international humanitarian law, as well as the West’s conspicuous double standards in addressing such atrocities.

Iran’s Health Minister, Dr. Mohammad Reza Zafarqandi, this week expressed strong condemnation of Israeli actions, stating that the current regime disregards international boundaries, laws, and humanitarian principles. He emphasized that medical workers and patients have been caught in the crossfire. Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, further remarked that the bloodshed was initiated by Israel, accusing Israeli forces of targeting hospitals and civilians, rather than Iranians.

Emerging Pattern: Attacks on Medical Facilities Analyzed

In the early hours of June 20, a hospital in Tehran was hit by rockets launched by Israeli forces, as reported by Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Hossein Kermanpour. This incident represents the third hospital in the capital to come under attack in less than a week, amid a string of hostilities initiated by the reported Israeli military actions against Iran starting on June 13.

Kermanpour reported that six ambulances and a comprehensive health service center have been subjected to severe attacks by what he described as the Zionist enemy.

In the past week, there have been reports of at least six breaches of international conventions.

Despite the severity of the attacks, Western governments have remained silent, refraining from condemning Israel’s actions against Iran’s healthcare sector.

Zafarqandi remarked that if healthcare workers in any Western country faced such attacks, there would be an immediate and worldwide outcry.

Concerns have been raised regarding the application of international law in conflicts involving Iran and Palestine, according to Iran’s Health Minister, Mohammadreza Zafarghandi. The claims arose after allegations that Israel has targeted three hospitals and six ambulances. Further details can be found through the provided link.

Allegations of Israeli inconsistencies in healthcare protection have surfaced, drawing criticism from various quarters. Observers claim discrepancies in the distribution and accessibility of medical services.

Western media outlets have largely overlooked the reported acts of aggression against Iranian medical facilities, allegedly carried out by the Zionist regime through deliberate strikes on hospitals and ambulances.

They have instead echoed an erroneous Israeli assertion that Iran launched an attack on Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, situated in the occupied territories. Although the hospital was not the direct target—Iran aimed at a nearby Israeli military location—Israeli President Isaac Herzog released images depicting doctors and infants in intensive care, while Health Minister Uriel Buso denounced the strike as a “war crime.”

Global analysts and observers have characterized Israel’s actions as a prominent illustration of intentional double standards.

Officials within the regime swiftly condemned Iran for an attack near a military installation, yet they have been destroying hospital facilities throughout Gaza since October 7, 2023. As entire medical complexes have been turned to rubble, with patients trapped beneath the wreckage in the embattled Strip, the Zionist state has continued to rationalize the bombardment using questionable justifications. Images depict victims of the Israeli airstrikes in Tehran receiving medical care at Rasool Akram Hospital.

Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure is on the brink of a critical crisis.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that a staggering 94 percent of hospitals in Gaza have been either destroyed or made inoperative due to bombing campaigns by Israeli forces.

Since the onset of the conflict in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, Israeli military actions have resulted in the destruction of several key Palestinian medical facilities. Among those impacted are Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, and the Gaza European Hospital.

Hospitals located in Rafah, northern Gaza, and central Gaza City have been entirely demolished. In a series of targeted assaults, ambulance convoys and mobile clinics have been struck while en route, resulting in numerous fatalities.

In a statement last month, the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, a Geneva-based human rights organization, asserted that recent attacks on medical facilities demonstrated a deliberate intention that extended beyond the necessities of the battlefield.

Euro-Med has reported that the recent assaults are not simply targeted at physical infrastructure or healthcare facilities. Instead, they are intended to orchestrate a gradual demise, driving Gaza towards complete breakdown by depriving its civilian population of essential means for survival.

A United Nations report has revealed that Israel’s persistent assaults targeting hospitals and surrounding areas in Gaza have severely strained the region’s healthcare infrastructure, nearing complete failure and devastating Palestinians’ ability to receive medical care. In an interview with Press TV, the leader of Iran’s Red Crescent Society, Pirhossein Koulivand, criticized the Israeli offenses against Iranian medical facilities, labeling these actions as war crimes.

A Deadly Quiet

Analysts caution that the continued lack of accountability on a global scale could set a perilous precedent for future acts of destruction by the Israeli regime, as seen in the devastation of hospitals in Gaza.

Experts have highlighted a troubling erosion in the global dedication to human rights and civilian protection, as evidenced by the lack of international condemnation in response to recent attacks on medical facilities in Iran and Palestine.

Hospitals in Gaza and Tehran have reportedly been deliberately targeted, a move that stands in clear violation of international law. However, global institutions have yet to vocalize these actions, thereby not holding the regime accountable for these alleged war crimes.

Israel has been accused of multiple violations of the Geneva Conventions, international agreements that aim to safeguard civilians and medical staff in times of war.

In recent developments, the healthcare systems in Gaza have been decimated, leaving the infrastructure in ruins. Meanwhile, reports from Iran indicate that medical professionals, including doctors and paramedics, are being directly targeted. These actions in both regions highlight a concerning pattern where Israel is allegedly attacking healthcare infrastructure and personnel, actions that stand in direct contravention of established international legal standards.