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Canada, Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye, UAE, Iran and the UN denounce strike and call for intervention to stop such violations.<\/p>\n
A strike resulted in the deaths of at least 500 Palestinians at the crowded Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City<\/a> on Tuesday, according to the health ministry in the besieged Gaza enclave.<\/p>\n The strike, which Palestinian officials said came from Israel, was denied by Tel Aviv. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instead blamed \u201cbarbaric terrorists\u201d for the attack.<\/p>\n This strike marked the deadliest singular event in Gaza since Israel initiated an ongoing bombing campaign on the densely populated territory in response to the October 7 attack by Hamas<\/a>.<\/p>\n US President Joe Biden<\/a> said in his official statement that he was \u201coutraged and deeply saddened by the explosion at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, and the terrible loss of life that resulted\u201d.<\/p>\n He mentioned that he spoke with King Abdullah II of Jordan and Israeli PM Netanyahu and directed his \u201c national security team to continue gathering information about what exactly happened\u201c.<\/p>\n \u201cThe United States stands unequivocally for the protection of civilian life during conflict and we mourn the patients, medical staff and other innocents killed or wounded in this tragedy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was \u201chorrified by the loss of life at Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza\u201d, he said in a post on his official X account.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is imperative that innocent civilians be protected and international law upheld,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n A few hours earlier, Trudeau said that the strike on a hospital in Gaza was \u201chorrific and absolutely unacceptable\u201d while talking to reporters.<\/p>\n \u201cInternational law needs to be respected in this and in all cases. There are rules around wars and it\u2019s not acceptable to hit a hospital,\u201d Trudeau told reporters.\u201c<\/p>\n UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that \u201cthe destruction of Al Ahli hospital is a devastating loss of human life.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe UK will work with our allies to find out what has happened and protect innocent civilians in Gaza,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Earlier, Palestinian envoy to the United Kingdom Husam Zomlot said that he was \u201cwaiting for UK government condemnation of this atrocious act of mass murder of civilians\u201d.<\/p>\n Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev<\/a> said on Telegram that the act was \u201cclearly a war crime\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe final responsibility for it lies with those who cynically make money from wars in different countries and on different continents. Who thoughtlessly distributes colossal amounts of money for weapons, loading up their military-industrial complex. Who falsely proclaims their global mission to protect democratic values. USA.\u201d<\/p>\n Russian representative to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy shared on X that he hopes all the Security Council members that \u201c voted against Russian draft humanitarian resolution on Gaza that included a clear demand for immediate ceasefire or abstained will be able to explain their reasons to the wider public\u201c.<\/p>\n The United Arab Emirates also condemned the Israeli attack and called for \u201can immediate cessation of hostilities\u201d.<\/p>\n The UAE mission to the United Nations spokesperson Shahad Matar<\/a> said that \u201cthe UAE and Russia have called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, following the strike on a hospital in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the strike on the Gaza hospital full of women, children and innocent civilians \u201cthe latest example of Israel\u2019s attacks devoid of the most basic human values\u201d.<\/p>\n He called for collective action to stop \u201cthis unprecedented brutality in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n Similarly, Egypt condemned the act \u201cin the strongest terms\u201d.<\/p>\n King Abdullah II of Jordan called the attack \u201ca heinous war crime that cannot be ignored\u201d on The Royal Hashemite Court\u2019s official X account.<\/p>\n \u201cIsrael must end its brutal aggression on Gaza,\u201d he said in a separate post.<\/p>\n In the aftermath of the attack, Jordanian authorities cancelled<\/a> the summit where Biden was supposed to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah II, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi.<\/p>\n Cancelling the summit, the country\u2019s official news agency said, \u201cThe Foreign Minister announces that the Quartet summit will not be held tomorrow in Amman due to the Israeli massacre in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n Jordan also announced three days of mourning in the wake of the deadly hospital explosion.<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia also released a statement condemning the \u201cheinous crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces\u201d.<\/p>\n Qatar denounced the air strike in the \u201cstrongest terms\u201d calling it a \u201cbrutal massacre, a heinous crime against defenceless civilians and a flagrant violation of the provisions of international law and international humanitarian law\u201d.<\/p>\n Iran also condemned the act in the \u201cstrongest terms\u201d as \u201ca horrendous crime committed by the Zionist regime during its attack on the Al-Ahil hospital in Gaza\u201d.<\/p>\n The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson stressed that \u201cthe international community, particularly the United Nations and its Security Council, are expected to fulfil their international responsibilities by promptly investigating the dimensions of this war crime and prosecuting the Zionist criminals\u201d.<\/p>\n The Archbishop of Canterbury \u2014 leader of the Anglican Communion, Justin Welby denounced the \u201cappalling and devastating loss of innocent lives\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI renew my appeal for civilians to be protected in this devastating war. \u201c<\/p>\n The United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres expressed that he was \u201chorrified by the killing of hundreds of Palestinian civilians in a strike on a hospital in Gaza\u201d in a post on his X account.<\/p>\n In a separate post, he called for \u201can immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East to ease the epic human suffering\u201d.<\/p>\n The UN health agency stated that \u201cWHO strongly condemns the attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital. The hospital was one of 20 in the north of the Gaza Strip facing evacuation orders from the Israeli military.<\/p>\n Hospitals in Gaza were already overwhelmed as tens of thousands of families sought shelter there, pushing them to the brink of capacity.<\/p>\n The WHO said 111 medical buildings<\/a> have been hit by Israel, with 12 healthcare workers killed and 60 ambulances bombed.<\/p>\n The European Union chief Charles Michel<\/a> said that \u201can attack against a civilian infrastructure is not in line with international law\u201d after a video conference of EU leaders.<\/p>\n US lawmaker and the only Palestinian American in the US Congress Rashida Tlaib criticised President Biden for refusing to \u201cfacilitate a ceasefire and help de-escalate\u201d the situation.<\/p>\n She added: \u201cYour war and destruction only approach has opened my eyes and many Palestinian Americans and Muslim Americans like me. We will remember where you stood.\u201d<\/p>\n US congresswoman Ilhan Omar urged Biden to \u201cpush for an immediate ceasefire to end this slaughter\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Canada, Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye, UAE, Iran and the UN denounce strike and call for intervention to stop such violations. A strike resulted in the deaths of at least 500 Palestinians at the crowded Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday, according to the health ministry in the besieged Gaza enclave. 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\u2018Absolutely unacceptable\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Devastating loss of human life\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018A war crime\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018The Palestinian question\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Unprecedented brutality in Gaza\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Strongest terms\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Israel must end its brutal aggression\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Heinous crime\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Flagrant violation of the provisions of international law\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Investigating the dimensions of this war crime\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Devastating loss of innocent lives\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Immediate humanitarian ceasefire\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Facilitate a ceasefire\u2019<\/h2>\n