The Gaza Health Ministry said at least 500 people were killed at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital on Tuesday local time (Wednesday morning AEDT).
“We have seen a devastating loss of innocent life since the attacks on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas,” Albanese said at a press conference in Canberra this morning.
“The scenes from the explosion at a Gaza City hospital are deeply distressing, and it is clear that there has been a devastating loss of life.“This is what else the prime minister said:
The protection of civilian lives must come first, as the parliament said in its resolution that we carried on Monday, and respect for international humanitarian law is paramount.We condemn any indiscriminate attacks and targeting of civilian infrastructure, including hospitals. Australia joins with others in calling for international law to always be upheld.”