Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday condemned an Israeli raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, the place massive sections have been set ablaze, forcing sufferers and displaced civilians to evacuate.
The Jordanian Foreign Ministry referred to as the Israeli raid “a heinous war crime” that’s added to Israel’s ongoing crimes in Gaza and “a blatant violation of worldwide regulation and humanitarian regulation.”
It held Israel accountable for the security of the hospital’s sufferers and medical employees, and urged the worldwide group to exert stress on Israel to halt its assaults on civilians in Gaza and finish “the unprecedented humanitarian disaster attributable to Israel’s aggression.”
The UAE Foreign Ministry additionally denounced the burning of the hospital’s sections by the Israeli forces.
A ministry assertion reiterated the Gulf nation’s “categorical rejection of this heinous act that violates international humanitarian law, and the systematic and deplorable destruction of the remaining health system in the Strip.”
It referred to as for a direct cessation of hostilities, and reiterated “the importance of protecting civilians and civilian institutions, according to international law.”
According to a supply on the hospital, the Israeli military threatened the hospital’s director, Hossam Abu Safiya, with arrest if the medical facility was not totally evacuated.
The supply additionally confirmed that a number of sufferers died within the ICU after the Israeli military reduce off their oxygen provide.
Israel launched a large-scale floor offensive in northern Gaza on Oct. 5 to allegedly forestall the Palestinian group Hamas from regrouping. Palestinians, nevertheless, accuse Israel of looking for to occupy the world and forcibly displace its residents.
Since then, no enough humanitarian assist together with meals, drugs and gasoline has been allowed into the world, leaving the remaining inhabitants on the verge of imminent famine.
Israel has killed greater than 45,400 individuals in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, lowering the enclave to rubble.
Last month, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for warfare crimes and crimes towards humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its warfare on the enclave.
Source: www.dailysabah.com