Live Updates: Türkiye denounces Israel's attack on Gaza hospital

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

03:30 GMT — Türkiye denounces Israel's attack on Gaza hospital

Türkiye's Foreign Ministry has slammed attacks by the Israeli army targeting the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in besieged Gaza.

"The photo in the Palestinian press showing a group of Israeli soldiers in front of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza is further evidence of Israel's violation of international law and international humanitarian law," the ministry said in a statement.

The hospital is "the only centre for cancer patients in Gaza," it added.

"The damage caused to the hospital by Israeli forces and its use as a military base is part of Israel's systematic policy aimed at the annihilation of the Palestinian people," the ministry stressed.

Türkiye will continue to work to ensure that those responsible for these attacks are brought to justice in international courts, it said.

03:05 GMT — Gaza sees over 320 casualties in past 2 days due to Israel's use of banned weapons: Officials

Local authorities in Gaza said that over the past two days, more than 320 Palestinians were admitted for hospital care across the enclave with severe burns due to internationally prohibited weapons used by the Israeli army.

In a statement, Gaza's Government Media Office said doctor assessments suggested that third-degree burns on the bodies of patients, many of who died, were caused by the weapons used by the Israeli army.

The arms were mainly US-made, known as chemical or thermal weapons, and "are internationally prohibited from being used against humans," the statement added.

02:43 GMT — Netanyahu reiterates Israeli army to stay in Gaza-Egypt border area

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed that the army will remain in the Gaza-Egypt border area known as the Philadelphi Corridor while stressing that Israel's Cabinet will decide on the matter in a vote.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant is known to oppose Netanyahu's position on keeping Israeli soldiers in the area.

Speaking to Israel's Channel 14, Netanyahu said that Israel will remain in the Philadelphi Corridor, stressing that staying there has "political and security privileges."

02:00 GMT — Yemen Houthis say attacked two ships in the Red Sea

Yemen's Houthis have said they targeted two tankers in the Red Sea with missiles and drones after a British security agency reported several attacks in the troubled waterway.

In a statement on social media platform X, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree identified the two ships as BENTLEY I, a Panama-flagged oil tanker, and the CHIOS LION, a Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker.

The BENTLEY I was attacked with "drone boats, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ballistic missiles", while the CHIOS LION was targeted with uncrewed surface vessels, Saree said.

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