West Bank: Ministry of Health urges global action to urgently protect Palestinian healthcare system
The Palestinian Ministry of Health condemned on Sunday the occupation forces’ raid on the premises of Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron, where they confiscated camera recording devices from the hospital’s security department, according to WAFA news agency.
“This violation is part of the ongoing and escalating daily attacks on the Palestinian healthcare system. Such actions are a clear violation of international law, which mandates the protection of civilian sites, including hospitals, as per the Fourth Geneva Convention and Additional Protocols I and II of the Geneva Conventions of 1977, as well as The Hague Convention of 1954,” the ministry said in a statement.
The Ministry of Health reiterated its calls to the international community, human rights organizations, and international bodies to provide urgent protection for all components of the Palestinian healthcare sector from such violations, WAFA added.
The news agency also reported that the occupation forces have rounded up at least 13 people in their latest raids across Hebron, el-Bireh, and Ramallah governorates in the occupied West Bank, including seven people from Hebron, one person from the town of Silwad in Ramallah, and six people from the village of Deir Qaddis, 16 km (10 miles) west of Ramallah.
