Reacting to the strike which killed hundreds of people at a hospital in Gaza, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar demanded that Israel be held accountable for its “war crimes”.

“Targeting a hospital, a sanctuary for those in need, is an indefensible act of inhumanity. International humanitarian law give protection to hospitals and medical personnel,” he said.

He demanded an end to “indiscriminate targeting” and urged the international community to act swiftly to stop the violence and hold those accountable responsible.

Kakar, who is in Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum, also mentioned interacting with the UN secretary general. “I urged him that global community should ask Israel to stop killing innocent Palestinians,” he said.

In a subsequent post, he said that Israel must be “held accountable for its war crimes as it continues its unrelenting bombardment and siege of Gaza that has resulted in death, destruction and displacement”.

“The backers of Israeli occupation need to reconsider their policies which provide impunity to Israeli authorities in carrying out their campaign of terror against the people of Gaza,” he said.