JAKARTA: Indonesia condemned on Thursday Israel’s deadly attacks on a United Nations facility sheltering displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza.
At least 12 people were martyred and 75 others wounded when Israeli troops shelled on Wednesday the Khan Younis Training Center, where thousands of Palestinians have sought shelter.
The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Jakarta strongly condemns Israel’s attack on UN refugee facilities in Khan Younis, Gaza, that has resulted in the causalities.
It said that this attack adds to the list of violations of international law by Israel.
Gaza director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Thomas White said that the situation in Khan Younis highlighted a consistent failure to uphold basic principles of international humanitarian law.
The training center in Khan Younis is one of the largest UNRWA shelters. UN officials said the buildings are clearly marked and had their coordinates shared with Israeli authorities.
White said in a statement that persistent attacks on civilian sites in Khan Younis are completely unacceptable and must stop immediately. People are being killed and wounded. As war intensifies around hospitals and shelters hosting the displaced, people are trapped inside and lifesaving operations are impeded.
Israeli atrocities
Nearly 1.7 million Palestinians have been displaced during the past 3 months of daily Israeli bombardment and many of them are sheltering inside or near UN facilities. At least 335 of them have been martyred and more than 1,100 others wounded, according to the agency’s figures.
