Ministry of Foreign Affairs Condemns Israeli Massacre Targeting Displaced Civilians in Gaza City’s Al-Rimal Neighborhood and Calls for International Action

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly condemns the horrific crime committed by Israeli occupation forces on Saturday evening, when they targeted tents sheltering displaced civilians near Al-Rimal Preparatory Boys School in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City. The attack resulted in the killing of six Palestinians, including two women, and injured at least 15 others, most of them children.

The Ministry considers the targeting of shelters housing displaced families, including children and women who have already lost their homes, to be part of the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. It reflects a blatant disregard for international humanitarian law and the obligations of the occupying power, while further deepening the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip and ignoring President Trump’s plan as well as relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, including Resolution 2803.

The Ministry holds the Israeli government fully and directly responsible for this crime and all other crimes committed against the Palestinian people. It stresses that the continued impunity perpetrated by Israel encourages the repetition and escalation of massacres against Palestinian civilians and undermines any prospects for a just peace and accountability.

The Ministry calls on mediating and guarantor states, particularly the United States, to take immediate action to compel Israel to end its attacks on civilians, comply with international law, and ensure the unrestricted delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.