Tehran, Oct 16
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned a deadly Israeli airstrike on tents of displaced persons near a hospital compound in the central Gaza Strip.
He made the remarks on Tuesday in a statement released by the Ministry, describing the attack "using incendiary bomb" as a complete example of a "war crime" and part of the "genocide plot" against Palestinians.
Baghaei stressed that targeting civilians and civilian facilities, especially hospitals and relief and medical centers, was prohibited during conflicts, news agency reported.
Israel's "frequent and intentional" strikes against hospitals and killings of the sick, injured, and medical staff were sufficient on their own to put Israeli leaders on trial, he noted.
At least four Palestinians were killed and about 70 others injured on Monday in the Israeli bombing of the tents of displaced people near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported, citing medical sources.