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Arab, Islamic world reacts to Baptist hospital massacre

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Al Mayadeen Net & Agengies
  • 18 Oct 2023 01:04
6 Min Read

The Palestinian Resistance movements and several Arab countries condemned the horrific crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the Baptist Hospital in Gaza.

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  • ounded Palestinians at the al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes, in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP)
    Wounded Palestinians at the al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes, in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 (AP)

The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas commented on the horrific massacre committed by the Israeli occupation forces, on Tuesday evening, in their brutal bombing of the Al-Maamadani (Baptist) Hospital in the central Gaza Strip, noting that this "genocide that once again reveals the truth about this enemy, its fascist government, and its terrorism."

In turn, the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine said that the Baptist Hospital massacre is "part of the plan of the administration of US President Joe Biden to annihilate and displace the people of Gaza."

Hamas considered that this massacre is a war crime, on the eve of Biden's visit to head the Zionist Military Council, which is preparing to invade the Gaza Strip.

The movement also pointed out that this massacre is an expression that "the hateful US administration is leading this war with the aim of displacing our people in the Gaza Strip to Sinai."

The movement's spokesman, Musab al-Breim, said earlier today that "the occupation wants to turn the scene of the success of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood into a massacre."

"الاحتلال يريد أن يحوّل مشهد نجاح عملية #طوفان_الأقصى إلى مجزرة "

المتحدث بإسم حركة الجهاد الإسلامي مصعب البريم #الميادين #طوفان_الأقصى #فلسطين pic.twitter.com/Q7BaT5tzWN

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) October 17, 2023

For its part, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine considered the heinous massacre in the Baptist Hospital to be a "war crime that shames humanity."

Abbas returns from Jordan

Al Mayadeen's correspondent also reported that the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has withdrawn from Jordan, and will not wait to meet with Biden or the summit of the four countries. He pointed out that Abbas requested to return to Ramallah immediately.

Ramallah and the cities in the West Bank are witnessing mass demonstrations, denouncing the massacre committed by the occupation in the Baptist Hospital and in support of the Resistance.

Iran: Blood of martyrs will increase Palestinian people's determination

Iran condemned the horrific crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces at Baptist Hospital. Commenting on the horrific massacre, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said it was "A brutal crime that reflects the Zionist entity's failure to adhere to the most basic international principles during the war."

Kanaani said that the blood of the martyrs after this incident would solidify "the determination of the Palestinian people who are resistant and struggling to liberate their land from the filth of the occupiers."

In turn, the spokesman for the caretaker government in Sanaa, Daifallah al-Shami, condemned "the crime of genocide committed by the Israeli occupation."

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"This heinous massacre is a global war crime and a clear Zionist challenge to all international and humanitarian principles, conventions, and laws," Al-Shami said.

"This was the first crime of its kind, in its ugliness and atrocity. It is an eternal curse that history will write on the foreheads of all Muslim leaders, Arabs, and others, who are silent, complicit, and normalized," he added.

"إسرائيل" ترتكب جريمة حرب جديدة.. الاحتلال يستهدف المستشفى الأهلي المعمداني وأكثر من 500 شهيد حتى الآن #طوفان_الاقصى #غزة_تباد #غزة_تحت_القصف #غزة_تباد #فلسطين #الميادين_Go pic.twitter.com/pqk9BbRrFa

— Almayadeen Go الميادين (@almayadeengo) October 17, 2023

As for the Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sanaa, it strongly condemned "the Zionist aggression against the Gaza Strip and the war crimes it is committing against the Palestinian people."

The political office of the Ansar Allah movement in Yemen stated, "The US and West-supported Israeli crimes have revealed to the entire world the level of Israeli brutality."

The Ansar Allah statement affirmed that "the Zionist crimes will not discourage the Palestinian people and the Resistance movements from continuing the holy jihad, but rather will increase its strength and toughness."

The statement indicated that "the heinous Zionist crimes against the Palestinian people are supported, financed, and assisted by the US and the countries of the infidel West."

Ansar Allah called on the Arab and Islamic peoples to "take practical action to support the Palestinian people and the jihad and Resistance movements in Palestine and Lebanon."

Egypt, Qatar, and Jordan: Dangerous escalation that warns of dire consequences

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli bombing of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza. The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs also condemned in a statement what happened and considered it a "brutal massacre and a crime against civilians."

The Foreign Ministry called on the international community to "assume its responsibility and deter Israel from committing more crimes against Palestinian civilians."

The statement considered that the expansion of Israeli attacks to include hospitals and schools is a "dangerous escalation and portends dire consequences for the security and stability of the region."

In turn, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the horrific crime and said in a statement that "Jordan condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli aggression that targeted Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip," holding "Israel" responsible for this "dangerous development."

This evening, Jordan is witnessing an angry march to demand the expulsion of the US delegation from the capital, Amman. The headquarters of the Israeli occupation embassy in Amman also witnessed a massive demonstration denouncing the Israeli crime.

In turn, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said "Hundreds were martyred in Baptist Hospital as a result of Israeli crime, and the global conscience is silent about injustice."

The Palestinian camps in Lebanon and the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, are witnessing angry demonstrations, denouncing the Baptist Hospital massacre.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that hundreds were martyred, according to preliminary estimates, in a deliberate Israeli bombing targeting Al-Baptist Hospital in central Gaza. The Ministry stressed that "there are still hundreds of victims under the rubble, following the occupation's targeting of the hospital."

The spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf Al-Qudra, said "The Israeli occupation carried out its threat to commit a massacre inside the hospital, resulting in hundreds of victims."

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