Nigeria, March 4 -- The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has condemned the killing of paramedics in Lebanon as the US/Israel-Iran war continues to take a toll on health services across the Middle East.

In a post on his X handle on Tuesday, Mr Ghebreyesus said the expansion of the war is "increasingly impacting health services throughout the region."

He said three paramedics were killed and six others injured while attempting to rescue people hurt by explosions in the southern Tyre district of Lebanon.

"The risk that more health workers will count among the casualties is high. This must be avoided at all costs, so paramedics, doctors and nurses can be allowed to carry out their life-saving wor...