WORLD LEADERS CONDEMN GAZA HOSPITAL ATTACK

LEADERS from the different parts of the world condemned the attack on a hospital in Gaza City that killed hundreds of innocent people.

The bombing of the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday also sparked anger and protest in Arab countries.

Several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq issued statements condemning Israel and accusing its military of bombing the hospital.

Thousands of protesters shouting anti-Israel slogans gathered in Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt, and Tunisia.

Protests also rocked the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas accused Israel of being behind the attack it described as a “horrific massacre”.

The Israeli army, meanwhile, blamed the strike on a misfired rocket by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a Gaza-based Islamic militant group and ally of Hamas.

According to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, he was “horrified by the killing of hundreds of Palestinian civilians in a strike on a hospital in Gaza.

African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat accused Israel of a “war crime” following the deadly strike.

“There are no words to fully express our condemnation of Israel’s bombing of a #Gaza hospital today, killing hundreds of people,” Faki said on X, formerly Twitter, calling for the international community to act.

Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit said “the West must stop this tragedy immediately.”

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli bombing of the Ahli hospital, which led to the deaths of hundreds of innocent victims.

He called the  bombing a clear violation of the  international law.

Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers that “there is no excuse for hitting a hospital full of civilians” and that “fact need to be established” and “all those responsible must be held accountable.”

The blast on Tuesday at Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City has left hundreds of Palestinians dead, according to Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.

The exact death toll is currently unclear, with Gaza officials providing conflicting numbers ranging from 200 to 500 people.