ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday condemned in the “strongest possible terms” the Israeli attack on Al-Ahly Al-Mamadany Hospital in Gaza resulting in over 500 casualties.
“Attacking a hospital, where civilians were seeking shelter and emergency treatment is inhumane and indefensible,” Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in a statement.
She said the indiscriminate targeting of civilian populations and facilities was a grave violation of international law and constitutes war crimes.
“We call on the international community to take urgent measures to bring an immediate end to the Israeli bombardment and siege of Gaza and the impunity with which Israeli authorities have operated in the last few days,” the spokesperson remarked.
At least 500 people killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital
It may be recalled that the Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike Tuesday hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds. The attack is by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008.
Photos from al-Ahli Hospital showed fire engulfing the hospital halls, shattered glass, and body parts scattered across the area. The ministry said at least 500 people had been killed.
