Türkiye, Egypt and Qatar, which are mediating the truce in Gaza jointly condemned on Monday the ongoing Israeli cease-fire violations in the Palestinian territory, which they said breached international law and international humanitarian law.
As the mediating countries, they expressed their "strong condemnation and denunciation of the ongoing Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip, particularly the targeting of health care facilities and medical infrastructure, and the resulting civilian casualties, including women and children, which constitute a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law."
The mediators stress the need for Israel "to comply with all of its obligations under international law and to fully uphold its commitments under the cease-fire agreement," the written statement shared by the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
Moreover, they affirmed that these violations constitute "a breach of the agreement and undermine the efforts aimed at implementing its second phase, particularly following Hamas and the Palestinian factions’ announcement of their acceptance of the road map, especially the provision concerning the confinement of weapons."
Since the declaration of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip in October last year and the first phase of the agreement, Israel has violated it with near-daily attacks, killing hundreds of people.
