Aug 25, 06:41 PM

Egypt, Palestinians Condemn Israeli Strike on Khan Yunis Hospital

Israeli forces struck the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, on 25 August, damaging the facility and causing unconfirmed civilian casualties that included medical workers and journalists, according to local health officials. The Palestinian Ministry of Health condemned the attack as a "heinous crime," while the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the deliberate targeting of medical, relief and press crews constituted both a war crime and a crime against humanity. Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs later issued its own statement denouncing the strike "in the strongest terms" and urging the UN Security Council and the wider international community to act to halt what it called a dangerous pattern of assaults on humanitarian personnel in Gaza.