Abiad Says 163 Rescuers, Health Workers Killed in Year of Israeli Strikes

Lebanon's Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Friday that more than 160 rescuers and health workers had been killed in Israeli strikes, during more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
 
"The total number of rescuers and health sector workers killed has so far reached 163, with 272 others wounded," Abiad told reporters during a press conference detailing "damage caused by Israeli attacks on the health sector in Lebanon".