ISRAELI ATTACKS ON NORTHERN GAZA HOSPITAL SHOW 'BLATANT DISREGARD FOR HUMANITY': HAMAS

GAZA CITY, Nov 23 (Bernama-AA) -- Hamas on Saturday condemned Israel’s repeated attacks on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, calling them “a humiliating affront to humanity and international norms,” Anadolu Agency reported.

In a statement, the Palestinian group called on the international community to impose “decisive sanctions” on Israel.

Hamas accused the Israeli army of “systematic genocide” in northern Gaza, including “successive strikes on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia.”

The group also decried Israel's ongoing “genocidal campaigns, ethnic cleansing, and forced displacement against civilians in northern Gaza, as well as its starvation tactics targeting 2 million residents of the strip,” labelling these actions as “an affront to humanity and international law.”

Hamas urged the international community to “implement punitive measures against the occupation to halt its aggression and violations of humanitarian laws.”

Earlier, hospital director Hussam Abu Safiya called the attacks on Friday “another black day added to the ongoing bombardment.”

The attacks, which continued from the afternoon until midnight, targeted “the emergency reception area, gates, courtyards, and power generators,” resulting in 12 injuries, including doctors, nurses, and administrative staff.

Israel has launched a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7 last year, killing more than 44,000 people, most of them women and children, and injuring over 104,000.

The International Criminal Court announced in a landmark move on Thursday that it issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its deadly war on Gaza.

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