AMMAN, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday strongly condemned previous deadly Israeli shelling on a school housing displaced persons in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Calling it "a heinous crime that adds to the war crimes committed by Israel against the brotherly Palestinian people, a blatant violation of international law and humanitarian principles, and a deliberate targeting of civilians and shelters for displaced people," the ministry said in a statement that Israel "disregards international calls to stop the war and the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe it creates."
It urged the international community to take a firm stance to immediately stop the "brutal Israeli aggression" against Gaza, provide necessary protection for the Palestinian people, and halt Israel's ongoing violations of international law, holding those responsible accountable.
According to the Hamas-run media office, at least 22 Palestinians were killed, including 15 children and women, and some 80 others injured on Sunday in the Israeli shelling of the Al-Mufti school.
The Israeli military earlier said it was looking into the reports.
The ongoing Israeli offensive follows a Hamas attack across the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, which left about 1,200 people dead and around 250 taken hostage. Gaza-based health authorities said Monday that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli airstrikes has reached 42,289. ■
