Over 1000 Civilians Killed in Israel Attack on Gaza Hospital
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Israeli airstrikes on The Al-Ahli Hospital, previously known as Al-Mamadani, has resulted in death of over 1000 civilians, and the death toll may increase as many victims are still under the rubble.
The attack on hospital is amid the regime's relentless aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip.
On Tuesday, the Gaza health ministry said Israeli airstrikes on the central Gaza hospital compound killed hundreds of people, mainly women and children.
"Hundreds of victims are still under the rubble," it added.
Thousands of civilians were seeking medical treatment and shelter in the hospital from relentless Israeli airstrikes.
The attack is the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008, the Palestinian Civil Defense said.
“The massacre at al-Ahli Arab Hospital is unprecedented in our history. While we’ve witnessed tragedies in past wars and days, but what took place tonight is tantamount to genocide,” spokesman Mahmoud Basal said.
The media office of Hamas described the attack as a "war crime."
"The hospital was housing hundreds of sick and wounded, and people forcibly displaced from their homes" because of other strikes, a statement said.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) condemned the Israeli attack as genocide.
Meamtime, Russia and the United Arab Emirates have requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council after the Gaza hospital attack.
“Russia and the UAE have requested an urgent open meeting of the UN Security Council for the morning of October 18 over the Gaza hospital strike,” Russia’s Deputy UN Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy says.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul to protest the killing of Palestinians in an Israeli air strike on a hospital in Gaza.