The international community expressed outrage Monday after Israel launched airstrikes on the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza, killing at least 20 Palestinians, including patients, health workers, civil defense personnel and five journalists.
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he was horrified by the assault, calling for an immediate cease-fire. “Horrified by Israel's attack on Nasser hospital. Civilians, healthcare workers and journalists must be protected. We need an immediate ceasefire,” Lammy said on X.
French President Emmanuel Macron called the Israeli strikes "intolerable" and urged Tel Aviv to respect international law.
"This morning, new Israeli strikes on a hospital in Gaza caused the deaths of many civilians and journalists. This is intolerable: civilians and journalists must be protected under all circumstances," Macron wrote on X after he spoke with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani over the phone.
The French leader underscored that journalists must be able to carry out their mission "freely" and "independently" to "cover the reality of the conflict."
