Stop these crimes against humanity

Under fire: Dr Hussam (in white coat) supervising the treatment of an injured Palestinian man in Kamal Adwan Hospital in a photo taken on Nov 21, 2024. Since then, the hospital has been attacked and evacuated and Dr Hussam imprisoned. — AFP

ARTICLE 18 of the fourth Geneva Convention of the International Humanitarian Law explicitly prohibits the targeting of hospitals and medical units, regardless of their location or function.

Attacks on civilian hospitals, as seen in Gaza, are war crimes under international law. After more than one year of relentless bombings since Oct 7, 2023, Israel has failed to show any credible evidence that the hospitals were used by resistance fighters. Independent investigations by organisations like Human Rights Watch and the United Nations have consistently found no evidence for such claims.