Critics worldwide are expressing concern and condemnation over Israel's assault on Gaza's largest hospital, al-Shifa. Governments, United Nations agencies, and aid organizations are distressed by the direct targeting of a medical facility that should be a safe haven under the rules of war. The UN's undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, Martin Griffiths, emphasized that hospitals should not be battlegrounds, and the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called the attacks deeply concerning. The International Committee of the Red Cross expressed extreme concern about the impact on the sick, wounded, medical staff, and civilians.
