2023-10-18 01:30:00
He President Gabriel Boric expressed his “deepest condemnation, indignation and stupor” for this Tuesday’s attack on hospital Al Ahli Arablocated in the Gaza Strip, which left more than 500 dead this Tuesday, including many women and children.
“I want to say, as President of Chile, that The unacceptable and brutal attacks perpetrated by Hamas do not justify barbarity in any way. that the State of Israel is carrying out in Gaza,” said the President at a press conference in Beijing, at the close of his visit to China.
“Chile condemns without nuances both the attacks and kidnappings perpetrated by Hamas and also the indiscriminate response and bombings that Israel has carried out, affecting mainly the unarmed, defenseless civilian population in Gaza. Also the cutoff of energy and basic supplies, which has been imposed on the Palestinian people of Gaza,” Boric stressed.
At the same time, he added that “we are studying the background to provide humanitarian aid in the terms of our scope and possibilities, and also study how we can collaborate more as a country to find peace. From our space we make a call to ceasefire, and above all, the indiscriminate murder of civilians that takes place today.”
After the President’s statements, the chancellor remarked that “The legitimate defense of a country cannot extend to civilian targets.. The use of force by a country that has been attacked must be proportional. “It is a basic principle of international humanitarian law and what we are observing is that this principle is not being fulfilled.”
“Chile has always had the same policy in this regard: A condemnation of any violation of international humanitarian law. And we call on the State of Israel to respect international humanitarian law. Just as we condemn the terrorist action of Hamas, we also condemn the indiscriminate use of force that affects the civilian population,” he pointed out.
Previously, the Foreign Ministry issued a statement in which “repudiates and strongly condemns the brutal attack” once morest the hospital premises, warning that “it constitutes a serious violation of International Law and International Humanitarian Law, which must be respected without exception.”
“Its non-compliance constitutes a attack on the dignity of peoplealso putting world peace and security at risk,” the document adds, warning that such a fact “may constitute a war crime which must be investigated by the competent national and international authorities”.
In this context, the ministry maintains that Chile “extends its condolences to the families of the victims, as well as expresses its full solidarity and support to the people of Palestine in this difficult time.”
Likewise, “Chile makes a call to immediate cessation of hostilities and reaffirms its commitment to urgently resume the peace process between both parties, in accordance with International Law and the resolutions issued by the United Nations”.
Government of Chile condemns attack on the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza.
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