Israel Accuses WHO of Collusion with Hamas, Ignoring Militant Use of Gaza Hospitals

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In a recent accusation, Israel has claimed that the World Health Organization (WHO) is colluding with Hamas by turning a blind eye to the "terrorist use" of hospitals in the Gaza Strip. During a session at the WHO's executive board, Israeli Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar argued that true healthcare couldn't exist in the Palestinian territory when Hamas embeds itself in hospitals and utilizes human shields.

 

Eilon Shahar asserted that in every hospital searched by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza, evidence of Hamas' military use was found. Despite presenting what Israel considers undeniable facts, the WHO consistently chooses to ignore these findings, leading Israel to accuse the organization of collusion rather than incompetence.

 

Israel has long maintained that Hamas uses civilians as human shields, often locating its operations bases under hospitals. Captured Hamas terrorists have supported these claims, emphasizing that the group is aware that Israel is hesitant to target medical centers.

Ambassador Eilon Shahar took to social media, insisting that there is clear evidence of Hamas's "terrorist use" of hospitals. However, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus vehemently denied Israel's collusion accusations, stating that such claims could jeopardize the safety of the agency's staff in Gaza.

 

In a tweet, Tedros refuted Israel's accusations, emphasizing WHO's impartiality and commitment to working for the health and well-being of all people. He also expressed concern that false claims could endanger the lives of the organization's staff.

During the WHO session, Tedros became emotional when describing the dire conditions in Gaza, urging a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict. He underscored the need for a political solution and expressed his personal experience of growing up amidst war in Ethiopia.

 

Despite the emotional plea, Israel's accusation against WHO highlights the deep-rooted tensions and differing perspectives surrounding the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The international community continues to grapple with finding a balanced approach to address the complex issues and humanitarian concerns in the region.

 

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[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

Eilon Shahar asserted that in every hospital searched by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza, evidence of Hamas' military use was found. Despite presenting what Israel considers undeniable facts, the WHO consistently chooses to ignore these findings, leading Israel to accuse the organization of collusion rather than incompetence.

Evidence that is not independently verified, as outside journalists are apparently not permitted in Gaza.

The evidence they provided in one hospital was so ludicrous that no sensible person believed it- a calendar that was supposed to be a roster of Hamas fighters and a "command center" that was just a lap top and some rifles in a tote bag that wasn't toted.

 

Of course the WHO ignored it as it's not worth a brass farthing without independent verification.

[ozimoron]

Evcen if Hamas is using hospitals it's a war crime to bomb them or to endanger patients within them in any way.

 

Specific protection of medical establishments and units (including hospitals) is the general rule under IHL. Therefore, specific protection to which hospitals are entitled shall not cease unless they are used by a party to the conflict to commit, outside their humanitarian functions, an "act harmful to the enemy". In case of doubt as to whether medical units of establishments are used to commit an "act harmful to the enemy", they should be presumed not to be so used.

 

https://www.icrc.org/en/document/protection-hospitals-during-armed-conflicts-what-law-says

Edited January 27 by ozimoron

[Nick Carter icp]

31 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Evidence that is not independently verified, as outside journalists are apparently not permitted in Gaza.

The evidence they provided in one hospital was so ludicrous that no sensible person believed it- a calendar that was supposed to be a roster of Hamas fighters and a "command center" that was just a lap top and some rifles in a tote bag that wasn't toted.

 

Of course the WHO ignored it as it's not worth a brass farthing without independent verification.

 

   Hamas had a weeks notice that Israel intending to raid the hospital and search it , plenty of time for them to move out and relocate , even if Israel was wrong and mistaken about it being a command centre , they did have a legitimate right to search the building , looking for the terrorists 

[Bkk Brian]

Of course

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Evidence that is not independently verified, as outside journalists are apparently not permitted in Gaza.

The evidence they provided in one hospital was so ludicrous that no sensible person believed it- a calendar that was supposed to be a roster of Hamas fighters and a "command center" that was just a lap top and some rifles in a tote bag that wasn't toted.

 

Of course the WHO ignored it as it's not worth a brass farthing without independent verification.

There is overwhelming evidence whether you like it or not, even from the hostages who have returned, in one hospital alone 30 hostages were held.

 

They packed the family into an ambulance and brought them to a hospital Sharon said she now recognizes from the news as Nasser, in Khan Younis.

Three days later, Sharon said, she heard crying outside their room. She instantly recognized the cries as Emma’s.

“This guy just handed me Emma, like she’s a box or something. And I was shocked,” she said. “ I was certain she was dead. She was panicking and crying. I couldn’t believe that they brought her back to us.”

Reunited, the family spent the next few weeks in a room on the hospital’s first floor. Stacked boxes separated the hostage section from the rest of the hospital floor, Sharon said. She described sleeping with the girls on a small bed, using a pillow stained with blood. At one point, she said, 12 hostages were packed in the tiny room.

The family soon found out they were being held near two additional rooms of captives, nearly 30 in total. Captors eventually let the hostages spend time in one another’s rooms, Cunio said.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-war-hostages-cunio-captivity-869241bb259b00a8f98817edf89b0bc8

[Morch]

1 hour ago, ozimoron said:

Evcen if Hamas is using hospitals it's a war crime to bomb them or to endanger patients within them in any way.

 

Specific protection of medical establishments and units (including hospitals) is the general rule under IHL. Therefore, specific protection to which hospitals are entitled shall not cease unless they are used by a party to the conflict to commit, outside their humanitarian functions, an "act harmful to the enemy". In case of doubt as to whether medical units of establishments are used to commit an "act harmful to the enemy", they should be presumed not to be so used.

 

https://www.icrc.org/en/document/protection-hospitals-during-armed-conflicts-what-law-says

 

@ozimoron

 

That would be you cherry picking, and misrepresenting how things are on the ground.

You do this across multiple topics and posts on this score.

Sad.