Several muslim countries condemn IDF's strike on Gaza hospital, call for lifting aid restrictions

Foreign ministers from 18 Muslim countries condemned an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, calling it a violation of international law and urging Israel to lift aid restrictions. The IDF said the strike targeted a Hamas commander. The joint statement did not mention Hamas or the IDF's stated reason.

Foreign ministers from 18 Muslim countries issued a joint statement condemning an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, calling it a violation of international humanitarian law and urging Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid. The strike, which the IDF said targeted Hamas's Khan Yunis Brigade commander Muhammad Abu Ismail, killed six people and injured several others, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. The joint statement did not mention Hamas or the IDF's stated reason for the strike. The ministers also condemned "continued Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians" and expressed concern over aid restrictions as winter approaches. The UN estimates 1.4 million Gazans are living in tents. The statement was signed by the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Algeria, Palestine, Libya, Mauritania, Djibouti, Somalia, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Sudan.