{"id":248599,"date":"2023-11-20T12:01:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=248599"},"modified":"2023-11-17T06:20:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T06:20:30","slug":"israel-faces-wave-of-international-condemnation-over-hospital-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/11\/israel-faces-wave-of-international-condemnation-over-hospital-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Faces Wave of International Condemnation over Hospital Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_248601\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gaza-israel-genocide-1.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248601\" class=\"wp-image-248601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gaza-israel-genocide-1-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gaza-israel-genocide-1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gaza-israel-genocide-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gaza-israel-genocide-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gaza-israel-genocide-1.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-248601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patients and internally displaced people at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza on 10 Nov 2023.<br \/>Photograph: AFP\/Getty Images<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><em>Turkey\u2019s president calls Israel \u2018terror state\u2019 while US says it will not veto UN resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pause.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>15 Nov 2023<\/em> &#8211; Israel faced an unprecedented wave of international condemnation after its troops <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/nov\/15\/idf-entered-gaza-al-shifa-hospital-raid-targeted-operation-hamas\"  data-link-name=\"in body link\">entered the Shifa hospital complex<\/a> in Gaza, while the UN and aid agencies expressed concern about the impact of the raid on staff and patients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The scale and virulence of the global condemnation from Arab and western governments raised questions about how much longer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\"  data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Israel<\/a> can continue with its offensive in the face of waning international support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The US distanced itself from the military takeover of the hospital, saying it had not authorised the Israeli decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The UN spoke of carnage in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/gaza\"  data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Gaza<\/a>, and as the pressure rose during the day, Israel relented by announcing it would allow an unlimited number of aid convoys through the Rafah crossing on the Egyptian border. Aid convoys have been limited to as few as 30 trucks a day when the UN said it needed hundreds to relieve starvation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The sense of crisis engendered by the hospital takeover also led to a breakthrough at the UN in New York, where the security council passed a resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in fighting between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip for a \u201csufficient number of days\u201d to allow humanitarian aid access.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">After four unsuccessful attempts to take action last month, the US lifted its threat to veto a new resolution prepared by Malta<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The draft resolution, which emphasises the situation of children in almost every paragraph, \u201crequires all parties to respect their obligations under international law, especially regarding the protection of civilians, particularly children\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">It also calls on Hamas to release hostages, but does not explicitly condemn the militant group\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"93d84834-b77d-4c6c-8d42-62157f262e90\" class=\"element element-interactive element--inline element-inline dcr-8s9rhr\" data-alt=\"map of Gaza\" data-cypress=\"interactive-element-map%20of%20Gaza\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\"><iframe title=\"map of Gaza\" src=\"https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/uploader\/embed\/2023\/11\/gaza-maplatest151123\/giv-13425AkmAHHsdQAlW\/\" height=\"659\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">Earlier on Wednesday, Turkey\u2019s president, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, led the most unbridled criticism of Israel, calling for its leaders to be tried for war crimes at the international court of justice in The Hague.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">\u201cWith the savagery of bombing the civilians it forced out of their homes while they are relocating, it is literally employing state terrorism,\u201d Erdo\u011fan said in Turkey\u2019s parliament. \u201cI am now saying, with my heart at ease, that Israel is a terror state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">Turkey has withdrawn diplomats from Israel amid the country\u2019s response to the 7 October Hamas attack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Israeli forces enter al-Shifa hospital in Gaza \u2013\u00a0video report<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Israeli forces enter al-Shifa hospital in Gaza\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WsL80OgCeRs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">Erdo\u011fan\u2019s latest comments drew a fierce response from Israel, where the opposition leader, Yair Lapid, said: \u201cWe won\u2019t take lessons in morality from President Erdo\u011fan, a man with an appalling human rights record. Israel is defending itself against brutal terrorists from Hamas-Isis, some of whom have been allowed to operate under Erdo\u011fan\u2019s roof.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, had earlier enraged Israel by calling on its forces to stop \u201ckilling babies\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The French president, Emmanuel Macron, insisted the west could not recourse to double standards, and said: \u201cWe condemn with the greatest firmness all bombings of civilians, in particular of civilian infrastructure which must be protected under our international law and humanitarian law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">Up against what one Palestinian diplomat described as 1 million citizen journalists in Gaza, Israel is under pressure internationally to produce convincing evidence that the basement of the hospital was being used as a Hamas HQ, as it has claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">Troops had found weapons and \u201cterror infrastructure\u201d at one specific location within the hospital, a senior IDF official said. Hamas said the claim was a \u201cblatant lie\u201d. With tensions so high, Israel will struggle to be believed in some countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The White House said on Tuesday that it possessed intelligence to show the hospital was being used by Hamas, adding however that it did not support airstrikes on the hospital nor it being the venue for a firefight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">Israeli officials said no fighting had taken place inside the hospital since soldiers arrived during the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/nov\/15\/poll-us-israel-support-hamas-war\"  data-link-name=\"in body link\">Reuters\/Ipsos poll found<\/a> that US public support for Israel\u2019s war is eroding and that most Americans think Israel should call a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">When asked what role the US should play, 32% of respondents said \u201cthe US should support Israel\u201d, down from 41% in a poll conducted on 12-13 October. Regarding a statement that \u201cIsrael should call a ceasefire and try to negotiate\u201d, 68% of respondents said they agreed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The UN and aid agencies expressed grave concerns about the hospital raid. \u201cI am appalled by reports of military raid at al-Shifa hospital,\u201d the UN humanitarian agency chief, Martin Griffiths, said on X. \u201cThe protection of newborns, patients, medical staff and all civilians must override all other concerns. Hospitals are not battlegrounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The World Health Organization director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the agency had lost touch with staff at the hospital again. \u201cWe\u2019re extremely worried for their and their patients\u2019 safety,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was \u201cextremely concerned about the impact on sick and wounded people, medical staff, and civilians\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, said the agency\u2019s operation in Gaza was on the verge of collapse. \u201cBy the end of today, around 70% of the population in Gaza won\u2019t have access to clean water,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The French foreign ministry said France was deeply concerned about the military operations at al-Shifa. \u201cNo use of civilian infrastructure for military purposes is acceptable,\u201d it said. \u201cThe Palestinian population should not have to pay for the crimes of Hamas, and even less so the vulnerable, wounded or sick and the humanitarian workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">Spain\u2019s prime minister, Pedro S\u00e1nchez, urged Israel to end the \u201cindiscriminate killing of Palestinians\u201d in Gaza. \u201cWe demand an immediate ceasefire on the part of Israel in Gaza and strict compliance with international humanitarian law, which today is clearly not respected,\u201d he said during a debate in parliament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The first truck carrying a UN fuel shipment into Gaza since Israel imposed its siege crossed from Egypt on Wednesday, though it will do little to alleviate shortages that have hampered relief efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">The delivery was made possible by Israel giving its approval for 24,000 litres of diesel fuel to be allowed into Gaza for UN aid distribution trucks, though not for use at hospitals, according to a humanitarian source.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1kas69x\">\u201cThis is only 9% of what we need daily to sustain life-saving activities,\u201d Tom White, the director of the UN relief agency in Gaza, posted on X. He confirmed that just over 23,000 litres, or half a tanker, had been received.<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Patrick-Wintour.webp\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-248600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Patrick-Wintour-e1700200746118.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>Patrick Wintour is diplomatic editor for the<\/em> Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/nov\/15\/turkeys-erdogan-calls-israel-terror-state-as-he-condemns-gaza-hospital-raid\" >Go to Original &#8211; theguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 Nov 2023 &#8211; The scale and virulence of the global condemnation from Arab and western governments raised questions about how much longer Israel can continue with its offensive. 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