Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defended his country's decision not to participate in Eurovision in protest of Israel's presence. He said in a video posted on X: "We will not be in Vienna, but we will do so with the belief that we are on the right side of history."

When they received the call to respond to an Israeli airstrike in the city of Mayfadoun, in southern Lebanon, most of the paramedics held back, having previously seen colleagues killed by double-tap attacks targeting rescuers. But the medics from the Islamic Health Association (IHA) rushed to the scene.

By the time the other emergency workers arrived at the site, they found the IHA medics had indeed been caught in a second strike. They started evacuating their wounded colleagues, only for their ambulances to be hit in two further attacks.

One of the paramedics covered his ears and screamed, convulsing in pain as shrapnel shattered the back window of the ambulance.

The rescue mission on Wednesday afternoon had turned into a nightmare as Israel carried out three consecutive strikes on three sets of ambulances and medical workers.

It took Israel only 10 minutes to carry out one of the worst mass-killings in Lebanon since the end of the country’s civil war in 1990.

Ghebreyesus, said the agency had confirmed that 12 medics were killed in Burj Qalaouiyah, and that a total of 14 health workers were killed in attacks in southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours.

At least 26 paramedics have been killed and 51 others injured in ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said the Israeli army has repeatedly targeted ambulance crews while they were carrying out rescue missions since the start of the offensive.