UN DK Holds Emergency Meeting To Discuss Attacks At Gaza Hospital

JAKARTA - The UN Security Council on Wednesday will hold an emergency meeting to discuss Israel's attacks on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza.

According to a statement from a UN spokesman, reported by ANTARA, the meeting is scheduled to take place at 10.00 local time (21.00 WIB), Wednesday, October 18 and will be held in an open debate format.

A draft resolution from Brazil calling for a "humanitarian trade" in Gaza will be decided during the meeting.

Earlier, Russia and the United Arab Emirates jointly called for a Security Council emergency hearing.

More than 500 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes against Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital on Tuesday, Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told Anadolu.

Footage on social media shows many bodies strewn across the hospital's yard.

According to Anadolu reporters, thousands of Palestinians were in the hospital when the hospital building was bombarded.