UN chief says 'horrified' by Gaza hospital strike
18 Oct 2023 08:40am
Palestinian men hold their heads as they sit on the steps of a hospital following an Israeli airstrike on buildings in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 17, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. - Photo by AFP
UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "horrified" by the deadly strike on a hospital in Gaza that left at least 200 people dead, he said in a social media post Tuesday.
"My heart is with the families of the victims.
"Hospitals and medical personnel are protected under international humanitarian law," Guterres said in the message on X, formerly Twitter.
In a statement released shortly after by his spokesman, Guterres also condemned an attack on a school run by the UN in a Gaza refugee camp that killed six people.
The Palestinian fighters group Hamas has blamed Israel for the hospital strike.
Israel has said it was caused by a rocket misfired by militants in Gaza. - AFP
