Ramiz Alakbarov expressed deep alarm after an Israeli airstrike hit Nasser Hospital in Gaza, killing six people and injuring 27 others. The strike caused extensive damage to the medical facility, adding fresh strain to an already fragile ceasefire.
Alakbarov said the attack underscored the obligation under international humanitarian law to protect medical personnel and facilities, and he warned that escalating violence threatens the ceasefire itself. His appeal was direct: rapid, safe and unimpeded humanitarian access, along with shelter and winterization supplies for people in Gaza, before more families are pushed deeper into crisis.
The timing matters because Gaza is already facing worsening humanitarian conditions, including flooding and falling temperatures, while the ceasefire remains under pressure. That is why Alakbarov tied the hospital strike to the broader need to carry out the Comprehensive Plan for Gaza and Security Council resolution 2803, not as separate talking points but as the minimum framework for keeping aid moving and the truce intact.
Yet the starkest fact in this moment is that a medical site was hit while officials were calling for protection of civilians. The gap between the language of restraint and the reality on the ground is wide enough to measure in casualties, and for now the UN’s next step is not a new promise but a harder push for access, protection and implementation before the ceasefire frays further.
