On Wednesday 18 October, European leaders condemned the strike on the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, which is believed to have caused the deaths of at least 500 people.
Expressing his “dismay” at the “tragic” attack on the hospital, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that there was “no conceivable reason to strike a facility with innocent civilians and medical staff”. “Targeting of civilian infrastructure is not in line with international law”, he...