A Reminder that Targeting a Hospital is a War Crime
Elise Baker, senior staff lawyer at the Atlantic Council Strategic Litigation Project, leads initiatives on accountability and support for victims of human rights abuses in Syria. She previously documented the Assad regime’s deliberate targeting of healthcare facilities in Syria as part of her work with Physicians for Human Rights.
Britt Gronemeyer, assistant director at the same project, contributes to accountability efforts addressing human rights violations in Iran, Syria, Ukraine, and other regions.
As global attention turns to the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, more than two million civilians are experiencing urgent relief. Yet, while political and humanitarian actors focus on maintaining the ceasefire and delivering lifesaving aid, advocates for justice stress the need to intensify accountability measures.
Over the past two years, Israeli military operations in Gaza have gravely undermined international law, with ongoing reports of war crimes and crimes against humanity causing enormous civilian casualties.
Chief among Israeli violations in Gaza are strikes on medical facilities, which total in the hundreds.
Author Summary
Targeting hospitals during armed conflict constitutes a grave breach of international law, demanding urgent accountability alongside humanitarian relief efforts.
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