Palestine to appeal to International Criminal Court concerning Israeli attack on Gaza hospital

By Ahmet Gencturk

ATHENS (AA) - Palestine will appeal to the International Criminal Court for an Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital that left hundreds dead, the Palestinian ambassador to Athens said Wednesday.

Asked by Anadolu in a news conference if Palestine is considering political and legal action regarding the attack and ongoing Israeli aggression, Yussef Dorkhom said: “The Israeli action in the last 11 days which killed thousands of Palestinians including women and children is a crime against humanity.”

“We will effort to bring those who are responsible for these before the International Criminal Court,” he said.

Dorkhom maintained that Israel is distorting the facts and spreading fake news about the attack and he urged Greeks and the media to not be deceived by the campaign.

Regarding the Greek government’s stance on the Israeli-Palestine conflict, he said Greece should be careful not to give legitimacy to the Israeli army’s crimes.

Dorkhom also urged the Greek government to pursue a balanced policy on the matter.

“Greece should intervene immediately by putting pressure on the far-right government of (Israeli Prime Minister) Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the war against our people,” he said.

At least 471 people were killed and 342 injured in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza late Tuesday, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday.

Israel has denied responsibility for the attack.

The conflict began Oct. 7 when Hamas initiated Operation Al-Aqsa Flood -- a multi-pronged surprise attack that included a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel by land, sea and air.

Hamas said the incursion was in retaliation for the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and growing violence by Israeli settlers.

The Israeli military then launched Operation Swords of Iron against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.

UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” to ease the “epic human suffering.”

At least 3,478 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. The figure in Israel stands at more than 1,400.