Fact Check: Lebanon’s PM Accuses Israel of War Crimes After Strike Kills Three Rescue Workers

Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said two successive Israeli strikes on a building in Majdal Zoun on Tuesday killed five people, including three rescue workers who were helping victims of an earlier strike. Reuters reported that two Israeli strikes hit the building, killing five people in total and that three civil‑defence rescuers were among the dead; the article did not specify the exact order of the strikes but the casualty numbers match. Verdict: mostly_true Analysis: The core facts — two strikes, five deaths, three rescue workers — are corroborated; the only uncertainty is whether the strikes were truly “successive,” which keeps the rating at mostly true.

The ministry also said at least eight people were killed in attacks across Lebanon on Tuesday and that the cumulative death toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 stands at 2,534 with 7,863 wounded. None of the provided evidence contains those health‑ministry statistics; no source confirms the daily figure of eight deaths or the totals since March 2. Verdict: unverifiable Analysis: Without external verification the claim cannot be confirmed or refuted.

Media reports said Israeli forces attacked a Lebanese military patrol that was escorting civil‑defence workers during a rescue mission at the site of an earlier Israeli strike. Both Reuters and Al‑Monitor noted that an Israeli strike hit Lebanese troops and rescuers during a rescue operation in Majdal Zoun, indicating an attack on a patrol escorting civil‑defence workers. Verdict: mostly_true Analysis: Multiple reputable outlets describe the same event, giving high confidence that the claim is accurate, though exact wording may vary.