At least 500 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Baptist Hospital courtyard in the Gaza Strip, according to the health ministry affiliated with Hamas. The government media office in Gaza condemned the bombing of the hospital, stating it housed hundreds of patients, wounded individuals, and those forcibly displaced due to the strikes. As news spread and the death toll rose to nearly a thousand, widespread condemnation followed.
#### Palestinian Presidency
Palestinian presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeina condemned the Israeli airstrike on the hospital in Gaza as "genocide and a humanitarian catastrophe." Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh described the attack as a "horrific crime," asserting that the countries supporting Israel bear full responsibility for this "crime."
#### Arab League
The Arab League questioned, "Which hellish mind intentionally bombs a hospital housing defenseless patients? Our Arab mechanisms are documenting war crimes, and the perpetrators will not escape their actions. The West must stop this tragedy immediately."
#### Lebanon
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stated, "Hundreds of martyrs in the Baptist Hospital in Gaza due to Israeli criminality and the silent global conscience about injustice and rights. Until when?" Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri condemned the massacre, asserting that "Israel slaps humanity in the face with a genocidal crime, targeting not only the Palestinian people but humanity as a whole. Will the world's conscience awaken?" He added, "After Qana and Mansouri, and before them, Deir Yassin, this is… Israel slapping humanity in the face with an unimaginable genocidal crime. Hundreds of martyrs, and the Israeli killing count does not cease. Will the world's conscience awaken to rein in the Israeli killing machine, which, believe me, targets not just the Palestinian people, but humanity as a whole?"
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the heinous war crime that resulted in hundreds of Palestinian civilian martyrs and wounded individuals at the Baptist Hospital in Gaza after the Israeli bombing. The ministry stated: "Once again, Israel disregards international law, committing a war crime against humanity against a besieged people, being deliberately exterminated en masse." Lebanon reiterated its call for immediate international intervention to stop Israeli massacres and the gunfire, to allow humanitarian and medical aid into the Gaza Strip and treat the wounded.
From the Progressive Socialist Party's media office, the statement read: "Israel's crimes expose its brutality, supported by international complicity in this atrocity. The sinful attack on the Baptist Hospital in Gaza is a documented war crime, and beyond all that, some seek to criminalize the victim. All mercy to the martyrs of Palestine, condemnation of the complicit international silence, and condemnation of the terrorist state—Israel—which signs its name with the blood of Gaza’s inhabitants."
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri condemned "the new Israeli crime against humanity," adding it is a continuation of Israel's criminal record and calling for an end to this ongoing atrocity. Hezbollah announced that tomorrow, Wednesday, will be a "day of unprecedented anger" against Israel and Biden's visit to the country.
#### Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Tuesday, expressing strong condemnation of "the heinous crime committed by Israeli occupation forces by bombing the Baptist Hospital in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilians, including children and the wounded."
#### Egypt
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry released a statement on Tuesday evening regarding the massacre committed by Israel by bombing the Baptist Hospital in Gaza, resulting in over 800 fatalities. The ministry viewed the deliberate targeting of civilian facilities and objectives as a serious violation of international humanitarian law and the most basic humanitarian values, demanding an immediate halt to Israel's collective punishment policies against the people of Gaza. Egypt called for all countries, especially major and influential states, to intervene to stop these violations and to unequivocally condemn them, urging Israel to cease targeting the vicinity of the Rafah crossing to allow Egypt and the remaining countries and international humanitarian organizations to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as soon as possible.
#### United Arab Emirates
The UAE and Russia's missions at the UN Security Council called for an urgent meeting regarding the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue, following the airstrike on the hospital in Gaza. The UAE Foreign Ministry expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and extended condolences to the victims' families, wishing a swift recovery to all the injured. They stressed the necessity for an immediate cessation of violence and the importance of civilians on both sides enjoying full protection under international humanitarian law and international treaties protecting civilians and human rights, so they do not become targets of conflict. The UAE urged the international community to make efforts to achieve an immediate ceasefire to prevent further loss of life and avert escalating the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, pushing all efforts toward achieving comprehensive and just peace and preventing the region from descending into higher levels of violence, tension, and instability.
#### Syria
The Syrian presidency stated that "the Israeli airstrike on the hospital in Gaza is one of the most heinous and bloodiest massacres against humanity."
#### Hamas
Hamas viewed the massacre at the Baptist Hospital as an act of genocide, while the Israeli army claimed it had no information regarding its attack.
#### Qatar
Qatar vehemently condemned the Israeli bombing of the Baptist Hospital in Gaza, calling it a brutal massacre and a heinous crime against defenseless civilians, as well as a blatant violation of international law and humanitarian law. The Foreign Ministry asserted in a statement today that the expansion of Israeli attacks in Gaza to include civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and population gatherings, represents a serious escalation in the confrontations and poses grave consequences for the security and stability of the region.
They also warned that the international community's complicity, through silence or selectiveness regarding war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the occupation against the Palestinian people, would increase tensions, widen the circle of violence, and lead to further escalation and instability. Qatar's Foreign Ministry reiterated the country's stance on the justice of the Palestinian cause, the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, and the establishment of their independent state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
#### Jordan
Jordanian King Abdullah II stated that the bombing of the hospital in Gaza, which resulted in hundreds of casualties earlier today, is a "massacre" and a "war crime" that cannot be overlooked. In a statement from the royal court, the Jordanian monarch, who blamed Israel, declared that Israel must immediately end its war on the sector and that its actions against innocent Palestinians are a "shame on humanity." Relatedly, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry issued a statement strongly condemning the Israeli attack, emphasizing the need to protect the Palestinian people and urgently join efforts to stop the ongoing war in Gaza.
#### Algeria
Algeria strongly condemned the deliberate Israeli attack on the Baptist Hospital in Gaza, which resulted in the death of at least 500 people. It called on the international community and humanitarian organizations to intervene immediately to stop such barbaric acts that grossly violate international and humanitarian law and the most basic human values.
#### Oman
Oman expressed "its condemnation and denunciation of the targeting of the Baptist Hospital in Gaza by Israeli occupation forces, resulting in hundreds of civilians among martyrs and the wounded, which represents a war crime and genocide, violating international humanitarian law, ethics, and international charters." The Foreign Ministry conveyed its condolences and sympathy to the victims' families.
#### United Kingdom
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak mentioned that "British intelligence is analyzing evidence to independently ascertain the facts regarding the explosion that occurred at the hospital in Gaza on Tuesday." He spoke to lawmakers in the House of Commons, stating, "We should not rush to judgment before we have the complete facts," adding, "Our intelligence agencies are working quickly to analyze the evidence to ascertain the facts independently."
#### Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that "the bombing of a hospital with women, children, and innocent civilians is the latest example of Israeli attacks stripped of even the most basic human values. I call on all humanity to take action to stop this unprecedented brutality in Gaza."
#### Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the Israeli airstrike on the hospital in Gaza as "horrific and absolutely unacceptable." He told reporters that "it is unacceptable to bomb a hospital."
#### World Health Organization
The World Health Organization strongly condemned the attack on the Arab National Hospital in Gaza.
