NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condemned the assault on the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza whereas expressing his ”deep shock” over the tragic lack of harmless human lives within the ongoing battle between Israel and Hamas. The Prime Minister took to X, previously Twitter, and posted: “Deeply shocked at the tragic loss of lives at the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, and prayers for speedy recovery of those injured.”
PM Modi additionally reminded the world that the rising civilian casualties within the ongoing battle are a ‘matter of significant and persevering with concern’ and referred to as for fixing the duty of all these concerned within the struggle. “Civilian casualties within the ongoing battle are a matter of significant and persevering with concern. Those concerned must be held accountable,” PM Modi tweeted.
Deeply shocked on the tragic lack of lives on the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Our heartfelt condolences to the households of the victims, and prayers for quick restoration of these injured.
Civilian casualties within the ongoing battle are a matter of significant and persevering with concern.…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 18, 2023
It could also be famous that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attributed the mishap to Islamic Jihad, branding it a “misfired” rocket inflicting intensive casualties. In response to the incident, PM Netanyahu conveyed that Israel Defense Forces’ operational methods indicated that the rockets have been fired by Gaza-based terrorists.
Netanyahu elaborated that intelligence from a number of sources pointed to Islamic Jihad’s involvement within the unsuccessful rocket launch that tragically resulted within the loss of life of a minimum of 500 people on Tuesday evening,. He emphasised this in a social media submit, stating “An analysis of IDF operational systems indicates that a barrage of rockets was fired by terrorists in Gaza, passing in close proximity to the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza at the time it was hit.”
The Israeli chief additionally acknowledged: “The entire world should know: It was barbaric terrorists in Gaza that attacked the hospital in Gaza and not the IDF. Those who brutally murdered our children also murder their own children.”
IDF Denies Targeting Gaza Hospital
Supporting this assertion, the spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces corroborated the knowledge. According to the IDF’s operational system evaluation, enemy rockets have been aimed toward Israel and inadvertently handed close to the hospital when the incident occurred. Based on intelligence from varied sources, Islamic Jihad was recognized as answerable for this failed rocket launch that tragically impacted the hospital.
However, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza mentioned that a minimum of 500 folks have been killed within the Israeli air raid on Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in central Gaza. Responding to it, Israel, by a spokesperson for Prime Minister Netanyahu, emphasised that the IDF doesn’t intentionally goal hospitals however focuses on Hamas strongholds, arms depots, and terror targets.
The Palestinian terror group Hamas, which controls an enormous a part of the Palestinian territory, mentioned the assault was a “war crime”. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari mentioned there have been no particulars on the hospital deaths. “We will get the details and update the public. I don’t know to say whether it was an Israeli air strike,” he mentioned.
Images shared on social media appeared to point out fireplace engulfing the constructing, widespread injury and our bodies scattered within the wreckage.
World Leaders Condemn The Attack
A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas denounced the air raid as an act of “genocide” and a “humanitarian catastrophe”. Abbas has additionally withdrawn from a beforehand scheduled assembly with US President Joe Biden, who is about to reach within the area on Wednesday. Jordon’s King Abdullah II mentioned Israel’s bombing of Gaza hospital was a “massacre” and a “war crime” that one can’t be silent about.
Jordan Cancels Biden-Arab Leaders Summit
As a results of the assault on the hospital, Jordon additionally cancelled a summit with United States President Joe Biden and different Arab leaders to debate the state of affairs in Gaza, expressing concern over the escalating violence and its impression on the area. Biden was anticipated to make a whirlwind journey to Israel the place he would later head to Jordan and, based on Jordanian officers, meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The US President, who has now landed in Israel, has additionally postponed his journey to Jordan. Jordan’s King Abdullah would have hosted the four-way summit, which might have on its agenda the necessity to get humanitarian help to Gaza to stop a humanitarian disaster and tamper the battle with Israel.
The Egyptian authorities additionally issued an announcement denouncing the assault “in the strongest terms”, calling on the worldwide group to step in and forestall additional violations. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry mentioned the assault marked a harmful escalation.
World Health Organization (WHO) additionally condemned the assault on Al Ahli Arab Hospital. The UN well being company’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned on the social media platform X, “We call for the immediate protection of civilians and health care, and for the evacuation orders to be reversed.”
Protests In West Bank
Meanwhile, tons of of protesters rallied within the occupied West Bank after Palestinian officers mentioned an Israeli air raid killed tons of of individuals at a hospital in Gaza. The strike on Gaza’s Al-Ahli al-Arab Hospital was the deadliest single incident in Gaza since Israel launched a brutal marketing campaign of air raids on the Palestinian territory after a lethal Hamas gun rampage by Israeli communities.
In the town of Ramallah, Palestinian Authority (PA) safety forces fired tear gasoline and stun grenades to disperse protesters on Tuesday. Witnesses reported protests in different cities throughout the West Bank, together with Nablus, Tubas and Jenin, a northern metropolis that was the main target of in depth Israeli army operations earlier this 12 months.
The outbreak of West Bank protests highlights long-simmering Palestinian anger in opposition to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, whose forces have lengthy confronted criticism for coordinating with Israel on safety within the territory.
