The Israeli Health Ministry ordered hospitals in the north to be ready to receive thousands of wounded, under extraneous conditions, as fighting intensifies on Israel's border with Lebanon, according to a report by Kan. The Ziv Hospital in Safed and the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya started preparing for what has been described as a "desert island" situation, meaning days without equipment, medicines or food in the event of a massive Hezbollah attack. The hospitals in Safed and Nahariya have also been instructed to prepare for the transfer of patients to other medical centers. Furthermore, the Health Ministry advised an increased vigilance and preparedness in a