Ambulances targeted, trucks threatened: Humanitarian law put to test on Lebanese soil

Respect for international humanitarian law — particularly the protection of medical vehicles, civilians and their property — is being put to the test in the war between Hezbollah and Israel.On Monday, in Kfar Sir (Nabatieh), an Israeli strike hit an ambulance belonging to the Islamic Health Authority (Hezbollah-affiliated civil defense) as it was responding to a bombing of a home, killing two paramedics.The day before, on X, the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, accused Hezbollah of unlawfully using ambulances for military purposes, without providing evidence. A day earlier, he also claimed that “Hezbollah is hiding weapons in civilian trucks along the Lebanese coast” and warned that “any truck traveling in this area would be at risk,” accusing the group of hiding among civilians.How does international law...