President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has called on the international community to push for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian enclave reached a new high with a devastating attack on a hospital last night.
Last night, an Israeli strike killed more than 500 Palestinians at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City.
The Israeli military says the bombing – one of the deadliest attacks on a hospital in decades – was the result of a misfired Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket but the claims have been widely refuted by online activists.
The mass killing at the hospital has spurred widespread international condemnation and protests at Israeli embassies in several countries.
Today, Maldivian President Solih joined those condemning the Israeli attack and said that targeting hospitals and non-combatants is a gross violation of international law.
President Solih went on to call on the world community to push for a ceasefire and establish humanitarian corridors to ease the plight of Gaza’s residents.
