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More than 1,700 health workers have been killed in Gaza and hundreds more are held by Israel without charge. As the World Medical Association meets in Rotterdam, delegates are being urged to demand the release of detained Palestinian medics and to back independent investigations into attacks on health facilities.
Healthcare workers in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, were outraged after a phishing test promised them a paid holiday, only to reveal it was a cybersecurity drill. Unions condemned the 'cruel joke' as insensitive and disrespectful, with at least one employee quitting as a result.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 200 people, including 17 health workers, with over 70 medical staff infected. The World Health Organization warns the epidemic is spreading rapidly and poses a grave risk to weakened health systems and refugee camps. Funding shortfalls and poor sanitation are exacerbating the crisis.
Suspected Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surpassed 900, with health workers facing violent attacks and critical equipment shortages. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a global health emergency, rating the risk as very high for Congo but low for the rest of the world.
At least 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Friday, including multiple medical workers. The attacks, in the Tyre district, are the latest in a series of clashes that challenge the fragile US-brokered ceasefire. Medical casualties have been high, with over 116 health workers killed since March.
Iran's official news agency reports that 16 nurses were killed in two wars of aggression against the country, while performing their duties treating the wounded. Iranian authorities condemn attacks on medical staff as serious violations of international law and the Geneva Conventions.
Lebanon's Health Ministry reports that Israeli attacks over the past 24 hours have killed 51 people, including two medical workers. The death toll since the US-brokered ceasefire took effect on April 16 has reached 552. Medical workers describe constant threats and a devastating toll.
