World condemns Gaza hospital massacre
- October 18, 2023
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He Al-Ahli Arab hospital explosionin the northern Gaza Strip, where hundreds of people have already been killed and injured in an attack that does not involve Israelwas condemned
He Al-Ahli Arab hospital explosionin the northern Gaza Strip, where hundreds of people have already been killed and injured in an attack that does not involve Israelwas condemned by the world.
Various voices, from the European Council to the World Health Organization (WHO), Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and various governments in the Middle East, North Africa and America, raised their voices to condemn the attack, which left at least 500 people dead , which is confirmed. To EFE a spokesman for the Ministry of Health of the Hamas-controlled strip.
“Attacks against civilians are not in accordance with international law,” said European Council President Charles Michel; European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen preferred don’t express an opinion
WHO strongly condemned the attack noting that although this hospital received an evacuation order from Israel, it was not carried out given “the current instability, the critical condition of many patients and the shortage of ambulances, staff, health care beds and alternative shelters for displaced people.” “.
“We don’t know the full extent of this massacre.”
“I am speechless,” was the first thing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk managed to say, before emphasizing: “We still do not know the full extent of this carnage, but what is clear is that the violence and killing must stop immediately “
The organization’s Secretary General, António Guterres, said that he “…horrified by the killing of hundreds of Palestinian civiliansat Al Ahly Hospital, although he avoided identifying possible perpetrators.
“Hospitals should be a safe haven to preserve life.”
For its part, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expressed “shock and horror”: “Hospitals should be a refuge for the preservation of life, not a scene of death and destruction. “No patient should be killed in a hospital bed, nor a doctor trying to save other people.”
Meanwhile, international NGO Doctors Without Borders said it was “horrified” and in a statement released on Tuesday, Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta, an MSF doctor in the Gaza Strip, described what happened: “We operated in the hospital , there was a strong explosion and the ceiling fell onto the operating room. “This is a massacre.”
Venezuela, Cuba, Canada, France… condemn the massacre
In Latin America the government Venezuela condemned the “massacre carried out by the State of Israel.”
Moreover, he called The international community “will resolutely oppose the genocide that the people of Gaza are being subjected to.”and demand an immediate end to Israeli aggression.”
He also said Cuba, which accused Israel of a “criminal explosion.”
He Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel demands an “immediate” ceasefire and to “put an end to these egregious violations of international humanitarian law.”
And French President Emmanuel Macron said: “Nothing can justify bombing a hospital. “Nothing can justify attacking civilians.”
For his part, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the attack as “unacceptable” and contrary to international law, without making any direct reference to Israel.
US President Joe Biden said he was “outraged and deeply saddened” and condemned the attack.
He added that “he clearly advocates the protection of civilian life during conflict.”
“Premeditated massacre” for the Arab world
Although Israel does not accept responsibility for the bombing, the Arab world unanimously holds the Israeli state responsible for the attack on Al Ahli Ara hospital, which they call a “deliberate massacre.”
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan strongly condemned the attack, pointing fingers at Israel. “deliberate explosion” and committing “brutal massacre”.
Meanwhile, King Abdullah II of Jordan noted that the bombing of the hospital is “a brutal war crime that cannot be tolerated.”
“Cruel Massacre”
Qatar and Oman were further and called this event a “brutal massacre” that “portends dire consequences for the stability of the region” and “genocide and a war crime,” respectively. Although the harshest message came from the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboulghate, who asked: “What kind of infernal mind attacks a hospital that deliberately houses unarmed people?”
In its turn, Morocco “strongly” condemned andTuesday bombing by Israeli forces and demanded that “all parties protect civilians and not be targeted.”
“The Zionists have gone very far”
IN IraqThe government declared three days of national mourning and stated that “Thus, the Zionists have gone very far, crossing all borders and red lines.”Before adding that “the burden of responsibility has increased on the international community and on every observer (…) to stop the Israeli death machine targeting civilians.”
“The attack on the hospital involving women, children and innocent civilians is the latest example of Israeli attacks devoid of the most basic human values,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
Geopolitical influence
Because of the attack, Jordan has decided not to hold a quadripartite summit with President Biden scheduled for this Wednesday in Amman.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also canceled his participation in the failed meeting, returning to the West Bank on Tuesday for an “urgent meeting with the Palestinian leadership.”
Meanwhile, the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah has asked that a day of “unprecedented rage” against Israel and called on the population to take to the streets because “complaints are no longer enough.”
And the political leader of the Islamist movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, said that the massacre of at least 500 Palestinians in a Gaza hospital would be a “turning point” in the operation. Al-Aqsa Storm is against Israel and called on Arabs and Muslims to join the protests.
“The resistance continues and will not stop until the occupier leaves our land and our sacred places,” he warned. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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