Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong called on Israel to cease its attacks on hospitals, expressing concern about the “harrowing” number of civilian deaths from its assault on Gaza. “I would make this point in relation to hospitals and medical facilities: that international humanitarian law does require the protection of hospitals, of patients and of medical staff,” Wong told ABC’s Insiders programme. “And we do call on Israel to cease the attacking of hospitals……these are facilities protected under international law and we want you to do so,” she added.
