Nasser Medical Complex strike condemned by 17 countries

The Nasser Medical Complex strike in Khan Younis drew joint condemnation from Pakistan and 16 other states, the Foreign Office said on Saturday.

Seventeen foreign ministers signed a statement that called the Israeli attack a breach of humanitarian law. Six people died, among them patients and health workers.

What happened in the Nasser Medical Complex strike

Israel’s military acknowledged the attack on the hospital in southern Gaza. It said its target was Muhammad Abu Ismail, whom it described as commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis brigade, together with others it said sheltered inside. Palestinian health officials described the raid as the most lethal single attack since Israel’s inconclusive election last month.

The same statement said the Nasser Medical Complex strike hit patients and medical staff alike. International law gives medical facilities and healthcare workers special protection, the ministers stressed.

Who condemned the Nasser Medical Complex strike

Pakistan joined Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Jordan, Qatar and the UAE. Palestine, Indonesia and several other Arab and Islamic states joined them, including Lebanon, Algeria and Oman. Together, these Arab and Islamic states urged an immediate halt to ceasefire violations, along with relaxed limits on aid reaching the territory. Another report counted 18 states and listed Kuwait.

The ministers criticised wider Israeli attacks on civilians, including strikes on tents where displaced families sleep. Such attacks, they said, weaken the ceasefire and run against President Donald Trump’s Comprehensive Plan.

Winter adds to the Gaza crisis

Israeli curbs on humanitarian aid worried the ministers deeply. Tents, caravans, mobile homes and medical supplies all face restrictions. With winter near, they warned, the humanitarian catastrophe is deepening.

Displaced Palestinians face dangerous exposure this winter, the ministers said, because tents, caravans and mobile homes are in short supply. Poor shelter and failing water, sanitation and health services endanger lives. Children and infants face the highest risk, because freezing nights can kill them.

Demands on Israel and its partners

Calls for extra assistance have come from the Board of Peace and the wider international community, and the statement asked Israel to heed them. It also called for full compliance with the Sharm El-Sheikh Agreement, Trump’s plan and UN Security Council Resolution 2803 of 2025.

Israel must “uphold the ceasefire, protect civilians and medical facilities,” the Foreign Office said. Aid must flow safely, steadily and without hindrance, in sufficient quantities, along with shelter and early recovery supplies. UN bodies and aid groups must carry out their work freely.

First-phase commitments should have taken effect at signing, the ministers argued. So they asked Israel to act at once, with no extra political or security conditions blocking access. They added that urgent relief cannot depend on how later phases of the plan unfold.

The ministers also asked the United States and the Board of Peace to push harder for Israeli compliance. Doing so, they said, would protect the credibility of the deals and consolidate the ceasefire.

For now, the Nasser Medical Complex strike has added fresh strain to the truce. Meanwhile, the ministers said they would keep working alongside regional and international partners, so that every phase of the plan moves forward and aid to Palestinians grows.