Russia's Foreign Ministry Comments on Gaza Hospital Attack

Russia describes the attack on a hospital in the Gaza Strip as a crime and an act of dehumanization. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, during a broadcast on Sputnik, as reported by RIA Novosti.

“Of course, we classify such a criminal act as a crime, as an act of dehumanization,” Zakharova said. She added that the situation in the Middle East is developing sharply and is taking on a 'monstrous' pace. “It does not arrange itself... All of this is directed from Washington and London,” she noted.

Zakharova pointed out that the escalation in the Middle East has significantly exceeded the region. “The number of victims is astonishing, the situation has gone beyond the region; this is a global humanitarian disaster on a worldwide scale,” the Foreign Ministry representative stated.

The Baptist hospital in Gaza was struck on the evening of October 17. The number of casualties from the attack on the hospital has exceeded 800, according to Al Arabiya. Footage showing the aftermath of the airstrike on the hospital in the Gaza Strip has also been released.

Palestine blames Israel for the incident. The Israeli military has announced that it is investigating the incident, linking it to a failed rocket launch by the