Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a strong condemnation on Thursday, 16 May, denouncing Israel’s ongoing military operations against Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The statement comes following a series of airstrikes that killed more than 100 people in a single day. The ministry expressed “deep condemnation” of what it described as Israel’s continued violations of international humanitarian law, citing the bombing of residential areas and medical facilities. It held the Israeli government fully responsible for the consequences of “its repeated violations of the most basic principles of international humanitarian law,” which it said have become the primary reason for the region’s prolonged instability. Egypt also called on the international community to take concrete action in confronting the injustice faced by the Palestinian people. It stressed the urgency of establishing mechanisms to protect civilians in Gaza, support their resilience, and restore their legitimate rights, steps it described as essential to preserving the credibility of the international legal system. The statement comes amid a mounting death toll in the Gaza Strip. On Tuesday, 14 May, the Indonesian Hospital in Jabaliya reported that at least 70 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting…
