Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen correspondent: US vetoes UNSC draft resolution that would have demanded ceasefire in Gaza, lifting of restrictions on aid.
Reports of explosions at Hama military airport in Syria
Shamkhani to Al Mayadeen: There is no mention of lifting sanctions in the latest US proposal, even though this issue is fundamental for Iran
Ali Shamkhani, political advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran, to Al Mayadeen: After receiving the American proposal, we are now preparing our new proposal
Shamkhani to Al Mayadeen: Iran will never give up its inherent rights
Iranian Defense Minister to Al Mayadeen: Israeli threats to Iran are just pointless nonsense
Iranian Defense Minister to Al Mayadeen: Those who actually possess the power and ability to threaten Iran do not speak as such; they are simply incapable of doing so
Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh to Al Mayadeen: Iran possesses enough power to render 'Israel' incapable of threatening it
Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem after meeting with Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi emphasized the importance of Iran’s positive role in the region and its support for the Palestinian Resistance and its people
Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi after meeting with Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem: Iran is keen to assist Lebanon and stand by its side economically and politically, on the basis of mutual respect

EU says 'no excuse' for Gaza hospital massacre after backing "Israel"

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 18 Oct 2023 13:04
2 Min Read

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen describes the massacre as a "hell of fire" and refrains from addressing the perpetrator behind it, days after pledging support to "Israel".

  • x
  • Wounded Palestinians lie on the floor in al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, after arriving from al-Ahli Hospital following an explosion there, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP)
    Wounded Palestinians lie on the floor in al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, after arriving from al-Ahli Hospital following an explosion there, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP)

Addressing EU lawmakers before the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that "there is no excuse for hitting a hospital full of civilians" in Gaza, and that "facts need to be established" on the massacre. 

Last night, the EU chief described the explosion as having turned into "a hell of fire," adding that "all those responsible must be held accountable," but did not refer to any side or make any specific accusations.

Read next: Spanish minister condemns 'Israel' for planning genocide in Gaza

This comes after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held talks in "Israel" with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and allegedly called for an investigation into the massacre. 

"I am horrified by the images of the explosion in a hospital in Gaza. Innocent civilians were injured and killed," he posted on X, adding that "A thorough investigation of the incident is imperative" and expressed that his "thoughts are with the families of the victims."

Ich bin entsetzt über die Bilder, die uns von der Explosion in einem Krankenhaus in Gaza erreichen. Unschuldige wurden verletzt und getötet. Unsere Gedanken sind bei den Angehörigen der Opfer.

Es ist wichtig, dass dieser Vorfall sehr genau aufgeklärt wird.

— Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (@Bundeskanzler) October 18, 2023

The situation in Gaza 'spiraling out of control' 

Related News

Trump, Putin discuss Ukrainian attack on Russian airfield

Patrice Lumumba: The national hero of the DR Congo

The situation in the Gaza Strip is getting out of hand, as stated by the head of the UN health agency the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday.

On X, the head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: "The situation in #Gaza is spiralling out of control", adding: "We need violence on all sides to stop."  

The situation in #Gaza is spiralling out of control.

Every second we wait to get medical aid in, we lose lives.

For 4 days @WHO supplies have been stuck at the border.

We need immediate access to start delivering life-saving supplies.

We need violence on all sides to stop.

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 18, 2023

"Every second we wait to get medical aid in, we lose lives," he noted. "We need immediate access to start delivering life-saving supplies."

He stressed that WHO supplies have been "stuck at the border [Rafah]" for four days.

.@WHO strongly condemns the attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital in north Gaza.

Early reports indicate hundreds of deaths and injuries.

We call for the immediate protection of civilians and health care, and for the evacuation orders to be reversed.#NotATarget https://t.co/6I4t99WV03

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 17, 2023

This is all the same EU that had its foreign policy chief make a statement exhibiting just how much "European exceptionalism" is still alive and well. 

As he addresses students at the College of Europe in Bruges on Thursday at a university program designed to raise the next generation of European diplomats, Borrell compared the European Union to a "garden" that must be protected from the "jungle" outside. 

The EU, according to Borrell, has the best combination of “political freedom, economic prosperity, and social cohesion” ever known to humankind.

  • United States
  • Israel
  • Josep Borrell
  • Gaza
  • European Union
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

Lebanon's PM Nawaf Salam meets with US envoy Morgan Ortagus in Beirut on April 5, 2025 (Dalati Nohra via AP)AP)

Morgan Ortagus to exit US role in Lebanon amid policy shift

  • Politics
  • 1 Jun 2025
Spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announces a new operation against Ben Gurion Airport on May 29, 2025 (Yemeni Military Media)

Yemen announces successful hypersonic missile strike on Ben Gurion

  • Politics
  • 30 May 2025
It may well be due to the longstanding relationship between MI6 and HTS, via Inter Mediate, that Britain was the first Western country to recognise their assumption of government in Syria. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab El-Hajj)

How MI6 helped HTS seize Syria

  • Opinion
  • 31 May 2025
An Israeli army vehicle moves in the Gaza Strip as seen from southern occupied Palestine, Thursday, May 29, 2025 (AP)

Hamas rejects Witkoff ceasefire plan, says alters terms

  • Politics
  • 29 May 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
Patrice Lumumba: The national hero of the DR Congo
Politics

Patrice Lumumba: The national hero of the DR Congo

A Palestinian woman mourns as she embraces the body of her daughter Mayar Abu Odeh, 8, who was killed in an Israeli army strike on Gaza. at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP)
Politics

French port workers block arms shipment to 'Israel' amid Gaza genocide

AP
Politics

Shas party backs Knesset dissolution, Netanyahu's coalition at risk

The head of the Council of Ministers, Dr. Nawaf Salam, received a delegation from the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc at the Grand Serail.  (@grandserail)
Politics

Hezbollah bloc, PM Salam discuss reconstruction, national unity

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS