Paramedics, rescue workers and officials say the disproportionately high death toll was due to Israel singling medical personnel out for attack.

But amongst the most significant threats they faced was one that would claim the lives of more than 200 other Lebanese healthcare workers.

In Under Fire: Israel's War on Medics, a new documentary filmed before Israel and Hezbollah agreed to abide by a US-brokered ceasefire, several Lebanese paramedics, rescue workers, government officials and independent experts told Middle East Eye that they believe the disproportionately high death toll among Lebanese healthcare professionals was due to their specific and deliberate targeting by the Israeli military.

According to the United Nations and the Lebanese health ministry, aid and health workers accounted for at least 222 of the more than 4,000 people killed in Israel's war on Lebanon.