OIC Condemns Israel's Brutal Massacre Against Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza

Palestinians search for victims under rubble after Israeli strikes on Rafah in southern Gaza (AFP)
Palestinians search for victims under rubble after Israeli strikes on Rafah in southern Gaza (AFP)
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OIC Condemns Israel's Brutal Massacre Against Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza

Palestinians search for victims under rubble after Israeli strikes on Rafah in southern Gaza (AFP)
Palestinians search for victims under rubble after Israeli strikes on Rafah in southern Gaza (AFP)

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hussein Ibrahim Taha, has strongly condemned the horrific massacre committed by the Israeli occupation against Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip, which claimed the lives of hundreds of people and injured others, said SPA on Wednesday.

The OIC Secretary-General held the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the consequences of its crimes, terrorist practices and brutal attacks against the Palestinian people, which contradict all human values and constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.

The OIC Secretary-General also reiterated his call on the international community, especially the UN Security Council to urgently intervene to halt the war crimes committed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip and provide international protection for the Palestinian people.



Israeli Strike in Syria Kills 5 Soldiers

People fleeing from Lebanon arrive on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon in Jdeidat Yabus in southwestern Syria on September 25, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
People fleeing from Lebanon arrive on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon in Jdeidat Yabus in southwestern Syria on September 25, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
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Israeli Strike in Syria Kills 5 Soldiers

People fleeing from Lebanon arrive on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon in Jdeidat Yabus in southwestern Syria on September 25, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
People fleeing from Lebanon arrive on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon in Jdeidat Yabus in southwestern Syria on September 25, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

An overnight Israeli airstrike on a military site in the area of Kfar Yabous in Syria near the border with Lebanon killed five Syrian army soldiers and injured another, Syrian state news agency SANA reported Friday, citing an unnamed military official.

Israel's military did not immediately acknowledge the strike. Israel regularly targets military sites in Syria and facilities linked to Iran and the Lebanon’s Hezbollah but rarely acknowledges them.

Those strikes have become more frequent as Hezbollah has exchanged fire with Israeli forces for the past 11 months against the backdrop of Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Tens of thousands of Lebanese and Syrians have fled across the border from Lebanon into Syria since the beginning of the week amid intense Israeli bombardment that Israel says is targeting Hezbollah fighters and weapons. The strikes have killed an estimated 700 people to date, including at least 150 women and children.