Another Tehran hospital hit in Israeli attack: Iranian health ministry
This marks the third hospital in Iran to be targeted amid the recent escalation
Israel targeted another hospital in Tehran early Friday, raising the total number of hospitals struck in the capital to three, according to Hossein Kermanpour, a spokesman for Iran's Ministry of Health.
Six ambulances and a comprehensive health services facility have also been attacked during the ongoing conflict, reports Tehran Times, citing Kermanpour's post on social media.
In the past seven days alone, the three hospitals have been hit in obvious violations of international conventions, Kermanpour said, condemning what he described as repeated "hostile and inhumane attacks" by the Israeli regime.
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According to Tehran Times, the Israeli regime on Monday carried out a missile attack on Farabi hospital in the border city of Kermanshah, west of the country. Parts of the hospital suffered serious damage. Much of the hospital's equipment was damaged, and windows were broken, which caused injuries to patients hospitalised in different wards.
On Saturday, an Israeli-launched drone struck the perimeter of Hakim Children's Hospital in southern Tehran, reports Tehran Times. Iranian health authorities and humanitarian organisations have denounced the strike as a flagrant violation of international law and medical neutrality, emphasising that targeting healthcare facilities constitutes a war crime.
