Ashraf AboArafe
THE Arab Parliament has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces’ attack on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday, November 12, 2026, which left civilians, medical personnel, and media workers dead and injured.
In a statement, the Arab Parliament stressed that targeting civilians, hospitals, and medical facilities constitutes a war crime and a grave violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, which guarantee protection for civilians, healthcare institutions, and medical and media personnel.
The Parliament emphasized that hospitals and healthcare facilities are supposed to be safe havens for patients and the wounded, not targets of military attacks. Deliberately striking such facilities represents a flagrant breach of international law and universally recognized humanitarian principles.
The Arab Parliament called on the international community, the United Nations, and the UN Security Council to take immediate and effective action to halt the ongoing crimes committed by the Israeli occupation, and to adopt decisive measures to ensure international protection for civilians and medical facilities.
It further demanded that those responsible for these violations be held accountable before international justice, stressing that there must be no impunity for war crimes, and that such crimes cannot be erased by the passage of time.
The Parliament warned that continued international silence and inaction only embolden the Israeli occupation to persist in its violations and atrocities, undermining the credibility of the international system and its commitment to protecting human life.
The protection of hospitals is not a political choice; it is a binding obligation under international law.
