Moussa Faki Mahamat, the head of the African Union, said that Israel committed a 'war crime' after the fatal attack on a Gaza strip hospital on Tuesday, October 17.
Harare — Moussa Faki Mahamat, the head of the African Union, said that Israel committed a"war crime" after the fatal attack on a Gaza strip hospital on Tuesday, October 17.
"There are no words to fully express our condemnation of Israel's bombing of a #Gaza hospital today, killing hundreds of people. Targeting a hospital, considered a safe haven under International Humanitarian Law, is a war crime. The International Community must act now," Mahamat At least 200 people died on the hospital facility, housing displaced Palestinians, according to the health ministry in the Palestinian region controlled by Hamas. However, the Israeli army said that Palestinian militants affiliated with Hamas and members of Islamic Jihad misfired the rocket.killed 3,000 people throughout the Gaza Strip. Over 1,400 people died in Israel, most of them reportedly killed by Hamas militants who invaded border towns after crossing from Gaza.
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