By Aamir Latif and Riyaz ul Khaliq
KARACHI, Pakistan / ISTANBUL (AA) - Pakistan demanded an “immediate end” to the “impunity” Tuesday “with which Israeli authorities have operated in the last few days” after an attack on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip.
“Attacking a hospital, where civilians were seeking shelter and emergency treatment is inhumane and indefensible,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“The indiscriminate targeting of civilian population and facilities is a grave violation of international law and constitutes war crimes,” it said.
“We call on the international community to take urgent measures to bring an immediate end to the Israeli bombardment and siege of Gaza and the impunity with which Israeli authorities have operated in the last few days,” said the ministry.
Former Foreign Minister and head of center-left Pakistan People's Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, also condemned the attack on the hospital, terming it "open proof to Israeli brutalities."
Zardari urged the international community to immediately act to stop Tel Aviv from further escalations.
Pakistan, like many others, had sharp criticism for the bombardment of the hospital.
Palestine Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told Anadolu that more than 500 people were killed in the attack.
Footage showed bodies scattered across the hospital grounds.
The attack triggered more protests against Israel in cities across the Middle East.