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There’s been a wave of international condemnation of Tuesday’s deadly strike on a Gaza hospital, for which
Israel is denying responsibility.
The foreign ministry of
Turkey said in a statement that it was a “barbaric attack”. “We are deeply indignant that hundreds of Palestinians lost their lives and many more were injured as a result of the targeting of a hospital in
Gaza today, and we condemn these barbaric attacks in the strongest terms,” the statement said.
Iran issued a similarly worded statement condemning deaths and injuries to hundreds of “unarmed and defenseless people”, Iranian state media reported. It was, Iran’s foreign ministry said, “a savage war crime”.
A statement from the foreign ministry of
Qatar said: “The expansion of Israeli attacks over the Gaza Strip to include hospitals, schools, and other population centers is a dangerous escalation”.
Canada’s prime minister
Justin Trudeau told reporters: “The news coming out of Gaza is horrific and absolutely unacceptable… international law needs to be respected in this and in all cases. There are rules around wars and it’s not acceptable to hit a hospital”.
Egypt and
Jordan both issued statements saying they condemned the attack in “the strongest possible terms”.
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