UAE condemns Israeli strike on Gaza hospital, urges protection of medical facilities

The UAE has strongly condemned Israel's bombing of Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, Gaza, calling it a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and rejecting the targeting of civilian facilities. The strike killed at least six people, including a surgeon and a teenage boy. The Israeli airstrike on November 12 hit a building with surgery wards, knocking the department out of service and wounding 20 others. Israel said it targeted a senior Hamas commander, a claim Hamas denied. The UAE urged protection of medical facilities and called for unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery. This was at least the seventh Israeli strike on the hospital since the war began. Hospitals hold protected status under international law, though rights groups say Israel has not shown sufficient evidence to justify many such attacks. The UAE also called for renewed peace efforts based on a two-state solution.