{"id":316071,"date":"2026-04-09T21:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=316071"},"modified":"2026-04-09T21:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:46:11","slug":"lebanon-hospitals-may-run-out-of-important-supplies-inside-days-who-says-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/lebanon-hospitals-may-run-out-of-important-supplies-inside-days-who-says-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon hospitals may run out of important supplies inside days, WHO says &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Olivia Le Poidevin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReuters<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted April 9, 2026 10:20 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stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA number of the trauma management supplies were in brief (supply) and we may run out in just a few days,\u201d Dr Abdinasir Abubakar the WHO\u2019s representative in Lebanon told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday after its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/all?search=all%3AL6N40S0C8&#038;linkedFromStory=true\">biggest attacks<\/a>\u00a0of the war on its neighbor on Wednesday killed greater than 250 people and greater than 1,000 were injured, and threatened to torpedo Donald Trump\u2019s truce from the outset.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending 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