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Eight countries denounce Israeli violations, attacks on healthcare in Gaza

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 547 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza ceasefire violations International Condemnation of Israel
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What to know about Humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Eight countries ‘strongly denounce’ ongoing Israeli violations in Gaza Foreign ministers of Arab and Muslim nations slam Israel’s targeting of Gaza’s hospitals, demand action to protect medics and patients.

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What happened

Eight countries ‘strongly denounce’ ongoing Israeli violations in Gaza Foreign ministers of Arab and Muslim nations slam Israel’s targeting of Gaza’s hospitals, demand action to protect medics and patients.

Why it matters

Eight Arab and Muslim countries have issued a joint statement expressing their “strongest condemnation and denunciation” of ongoing Israeli violations in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Common ground

The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt reserved their strongest condemnation for the targeting of healthcare facilities and medical infrastructure, alongside attacks on civilian…

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “On August 1, an Israeli air raid hit a pharmaceuticals warehouse at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah”
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Multiple sources confirm an Israeli air strike hit a pharmaceuticals/medical warehouse at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on August 1, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 14 October 2024, the Israeli Air Force struck tents within the grounds of the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, which it said were used as a terror command center. As of 14 Oct…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_October_2024_Al-Aqsa_Hospit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital (Arabic: مستشفى شهداء الأقصى الحكومي, romanized: Mustashfaa shuhada' al'aqsaa alhukumii, lit. 'al-Aqsa Martyrs Governmental Hospital') is a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Str…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuhada_al-Aqsa_Hospital
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Claim 2: “Only about half of the enclave’s 36 hospitals are partially functional.”
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Multiple independent sources, including WHO and Times of India, explicitly state that only 18 of 36 hospitals in Gaza are partially functional.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 3 May 2026, at least 76,621 people (74,582+ Palestinians and 2,039+ Israelis) have been reported killed in the Gaza war according to the Gaza Health Ministry (GHM) and Israeli Ministry of Foreig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, the targe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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Claim 3: “159 Palestinians had been detained during the truce.”
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One source (Ahram Online) mentions that 159 Palestinians were detained during the same period, but no other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate this specific number.
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Claim 4: “It said just 35 percent of expected aid trucks had entered the territory”
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Multiple sources, including a direct quote from Ismail Al-Thawabta of the Government Media Office, confirm that only 35% of expected/agreed aid trucks entered Gaza.
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web search NEUTRAL — SAFA_ Director-General of Gaza’s Government Media Office Ismail Al-Thawabta said the Israeli occupation continues to violate the humanitarian provisions of the ceasefire agreement, particularly those …
https://en.safa.news/post/7058/Al-Thawabta-Only-35-of-Agreed…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip remain far below needs, with just 534 trucks of estimated 3,000 entering over the past five days, the Government Media Office said Monday. In a statement, the office s…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/only-534-aid-trucks-of-…
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web search NEUTRAL — America’s regional proxies until it directly clashed with the United States and the Zionists, inflicting on them severe lessons 08:52 Gaza Government Media Office: We strongly condemn the enemy’s deli…
https://english.masirahtv.net/news/42080/Gaza-Government-Med…
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Claim 5: “only 10,703 people had been allowed out through the Rafah crossing”
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Web results discuss the Rafah crossing and the process of exiting Gaza, but none of the provided evidence mentions the specific number '10,703' people allowed out.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Rafah Crossing was opened at 11am today. Passage is being permitted for medical patients with official referrals from the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, and foreign passport and residency…
https://gisha.org/en/ongoing-updates-rafah-crossing-tunnels-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Egyptians and Hamas have good reason to be angry with the presence of the IDF at the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing. For several years, Palestinians who wanted to exit the Gaza Stri…
https://unitedwithisrael.org/the-real-reason-hamas-and-egypt…
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web search NEUTRAL — People enter the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on Wednesday.The Gaza side of the Rafah crossing is operated by local Hamas authorities, who are coordinati…
https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/getting-out-of-gaza-…
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Claim 6: “The Government Media Office in Gaza said Israeli forces had committed 4,091 ceasefire violations over 300 days, killing more than 1,254 Palestinians and wounding 4,121.”
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Two independent news sources (Ahram Online and another web result) explicitly cite the Gaza Government Media Office reporting 4,091 ceasefire violations over 300 days, with 1,254 deaths and 4,121 injuries.
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web search NEUTRAL — Over 4,000 Violations Documented in 300 Days. In a comprehensive tally released Thursday, Gaza’s Government Media Office reported that Israel has committed more than 4,091 ceasefire violations over th…
https://english.almanar.com.lb/article/113352/
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web search NEUTRAL — Gaza’s Government Media Office said Thursday that Israel had committed 4,091 ceasefire violations over 300 days, killing at least 1,254 Palestinians and injuring 4,121 others. Israeli occupation force…
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/58/1262/574287/War-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Severe Humanitarian Blockade. According to the statistical database provided by the Gaza Government Media Office, Israeli authorities only allowed the entry of 63,094 humanitarian aid trucks. This fig…
https://www.radiorebelde.cu/english/israel-violates-gaza-cea…
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Claim 7: “the Health Ministry says shortages of cancer and blood-disorder medicines have reached 61 percent”
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While evidence confirms a general collapse of the health sector and medicine shortages, none of the provided sources mention the specific figure of '61 percent' for cancer and blood-disorder medicines.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 3 May 2026, at least 76,621 people (74,582+ Palestinians and 2,039+ Israelis) have been reported killed in the Gaza war according to the Gaza Health Ministry (GHM) and Israeli Ministry of Foreig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Health Ministry (GHM), officially the Palestinian Ministry of Health – Gaza, is responsible for managing healthcare and medical services in the Gaza Strip. The health ministry's casualty repo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry
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web search NEUTRAL — Gaza’s health sector is facing a deepening series of crises amid the devastation caused by the Israeli war that followed Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Israel has not only damaged hospitals through raids…
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5307565-gaza-health-se…
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Claim 8: “Eight Arab and Muslim countries have issued a joint statement expressing their “strongest condemnation and denunciation” of ongoing Israeli violations in the besieged Gaza Strip.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that the foreign ministers of UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt issued a joint statement condemning Israeli actions/rejection of the roadmap.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Qatar diplomatic crisis was a high-profile deterioration of relations between Qatar and the Arab League between 2017 and 2021. It began when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Eg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_diplomatic_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Qatar national football team (Arabic: منتخب قطر لكرة القدم), nicknamed "The Maroons", represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association, which is affi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apparel Group LLC is a UAE-based fashion and retail conglomerate company headquartered in Dubai, UAE. Apparel Group operates more than 2500 retail stores , and is functional in 14 countries, mostly …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apparel_Group
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Claim 9: “US President Donald Trump announced that Hamas had accepted the roadmap, including provisions on the confinement of weapons.”
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Multiple sources report that Hamas agreed to a roadmap driven by President Trump's 'Board of Peace' which included the decommissioning of heavy weaponry.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 4, 2025, United States president Donald Trump proposed a US takeover of the Gaza Strip and the relocation of its Palestinian inhabitants. Officially known as the Gaza Reconstitution, Econo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Donald_Trump_Gaza_Strip_t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Strip is governed by Hamas which assumed control of the territory on 11 June 2007 after seizing it from the rival Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA). The Hamas administration was fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_under_Hamas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan
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Claim 10: “the UN children’s fund (UNICEF) said at least 300 children have been killed in Gaza in the 300 days since the “ceasefire” came into effect.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that UNICEF reported 300 children killed in the 300 days since the ceasefire.
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