Türkiye condemns destruction of Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza
Foreign Ministry calls on international community to take concrete, deterrent measures against Israeli actions
A view of the destruction at Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, built by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) between the years 2011-2017 in Gaza City, Gaza on February 16, 2025.
ANKARA
Türkiye on Friday strongly condemned the destruction of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza, which was built by Türkiye and operated by local authorities as a cancer treatment center.
"We condemn the destruction of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital by Israel," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry described the attack as part of a broader policy aimed at making Gaza uninhabitable. "The deliberate targeting of a hospital providing healthcare services to civilians in Gaza is part of Israel’s policy to render Gaza unlivable and force the Palestinian people into displacement.”
🚨 Israel bombs Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza
— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) March 21, 2025
➡️ The Israeli army has blown up the hospital, built by Türkiye to provide critical medical care in the besieged enclave pic.twitter.com/2li5xh3uFh
It called on the international community to take concrete and deterrent measures against Israel’s actions.
"We urge the international community to take firm and effective steps against Israel’s unlawful attacks and systematic state terrorism," the ministry stated.
The statement also held Israeli leaders responsible for ongoing atrocities in Palestine.
"All those responsible for the genocide in Palestine, particularly (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu, will sooner or later be held accountable before international law," it said.
Nearly 50,000 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and over 112,000 injured in a brutal Israeli military onslaught on Gaza since October 2023.
