ANKARA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday "strongly" condemned Israel's attack on the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in central Gaza.

"The deliberate targeting of a hospital providing healthcare services to civilians in Gaza constitutes part of Israel's policy aimed at rendering Gaza uninhabitable and forcibly displacing the Palestinian people," the ministry said in a statement.

It urged the international community to take concrete and deterrent measures against Israel's "unlawful attacks and systematic state terrorism."

"All those responsible for the ongoing genocide in Palestine, including (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu himself, will, sooner or later, be held accountable under international law," it said.

Israeli forces targeted the hospital on Thursday, which had already ceased operations due to fuel shortages and previous strikes. The Israeli military claimed that the site was being used by Hamas as a command and control center to direct attacks against Israeli forces and targets.

The incident came as Israel resumed strikes in Gaza starting Tuesday after its ceasefire deal with Hamas that began on Jan. 19 unraveled. Israeli troops later launched ground operations in southern, northern, and central Gaza. Enditem

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