Egypt condemns Israeli strike on Gaza hospital that killed at least six
Cairo calls for an immediate halt to Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement after the Nasser Medical Complex was hit.
Egypt has condemned an Israeli airstrike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, which struck shortly after midnight on Thursday, 12 November, and killed at least six Palestinians while injuring dozens more.
Gaza's Health Ministry said the blast hit the hospital's surgical building and killed patients, medical staff and their companions, including a doctor and a child, and caused extensive damage to several medical departments. The Israeli military confirmed the strike and said it had targeted a senior Hamas commander.
Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said attacks on healthcare facilities breach international humanitarian law and threaten the ceasefire. Cairo urged the international community to enforce the truce and stop further attacks so the peace plan can move forward.
Why it mattersPatients, doctors and families inside Gaza's hospitals now face strikes on the medical buildings they rely on, and Egypt has asked the international community to enforce the ceasefire.