Hezbollah
Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement on Tuesday called for a “day of rage” to condemn a strike on a Gaza Strip hospital, blaming Israel for what it called a “massacre”.
“Let tomorrow, Wednesday, be a day of rage against the enemy,” Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, said in a statement, calling the strike a “massacre” and “brutal crime”.
Hezbollah’s call came as hundreds of demonstrators scuffled with Lebanese security forces outside the US embassy in the Beirut suburb of Awkar, where protesters chanted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”.
Arab League
Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit said “the West must stop this tragedy immediately”.
“Our Arab mechanisms document war crimes, and their perpetrators will not be able to escape justice,” he warned.
African Union
The 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.
Qatar
Qatar’s foreign ministry called the strike “a brutal massacre” and “a heinous crime against defenceless civilians”.
In a statement, the Gulf state called the attack on Ahli Arab Hospital a “blatant violation of the provisions of international law” and a “dangerous escalation in the course of the confrontations”.
Indonesia
Indonesia condemned the hospital strike which it said “clearly violates international humanitarian law”.
“Indonesia also urges the international community, especially the UN Security Council, to immediately take concrete steps to stop attacks and acts of violence in Gaza,” the foreign ministry said.
Tunisia
Hundreds of angry protesters gathered outside the French embassy in Tunisia on Tuesday, also denouncing the US, after the hospital strike.
“The French and Americans are allies of Zionists,” demonstrators shouted, according to an AFP journalist.
Protesters demanded the recall of both countries’ ambassadors and shouted: “No American embassy on Tunisian territory.”
WHO
The World Health Organization condemned the deadly strike and demanded the immediate protection of civilians and health care in the strip.
“WHO strongly condemns the attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital,” the UN health agency said in a statement.
“The hospital was operational, with patients, health- and care-givers, and internally-displaced people sheltering there. Early reports indicate hundreds of fatalities and injuries.”
ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) also condemned the strike, saying “hospitals should be sanctuaries to preserve human life, not scenes of death and destruction”.
MSF
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) condemned the strike on the hospital.
“We are horrified by the recent bombing of the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City, which was treating patients and hosting displaced Gazans,” it said.
Source: CNA
