Eighteen countries condemn Israeli raid on Nasser hospital in Gaza
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ADI
In a joint statement, foreign ministers of eighteen Arab and Muslim countries describe the raid on the Nasser complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, as a violation of humanitarian law. They also denounce strikes on displaced people’s tents, saying these attacks jeopardise the ceasefire, according to ADI.
Eighteen Arab and Muslim countries on Saturday condemned in the strongest terms an Israeli air strike targeting the Nasser health facility in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, according to a joint statement issued by Djiboutian diplomacy. Several of those hit were among patients and medical staff.
The list of signatory states includes Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Djibouti. Their foreign ministers see it as a violation of international humanitarian law, which gives special protection to health facilities, and denounce the continued strikes against civilians, including tents and shelters for displaced people. In their view, these attacks jeopardise the ceasefire that took effect on 10 October 2025. Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas accuse each other of violating the agreement.
The Nasser complex remains the main facility still operating in southern Gaza and has for several weeks been receiving people injured by successive bombardments of Khan Younis. The signatories are also concerned about the restrictions Israel imposes on aid deliveries: tents, caravans, mobile homes and medical equipment are arriving in very small quantities, as the cold season approaches. Without proper shelter, civilians, particularly children and infants, who are very sensitive to falling temperatures, are exposed to serious dangers.
They call on Israel to honour all its commitments without delay, citing in this regard the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement, the peace initiative championed by US President Donald Trump, and United Nations Security Council resolution 2803, adopted in 2025. In their view, the obligations of the first phase should have applied from the moment of signature, without any political or security condition.
This condemnation comes two days after the strike on the intensive care unit of Nasser hospital, which killed six people. The following day, eleven Palestinians were killed in Gaza, including six in a hospital in Khan Younis, according to the reported tolls.
