Jakarta, July 4 -- Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Eddy Soeparno condemned the killing of Dr. Marwan Al-Sultan, Director of the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza, along with his wife and children, by Israeli forces.

He emphasized that medical facilities and personnel must be protected at all costs during wartime, calling the murder a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and a grave offense against human rights.

"He (Dr. Al-Sultan) chose to remain on the frontlines to treat victims of Israeli attacks at the Indonesian Hospital, which has served as a vital medical lifeline in Gaza," Soeparno stated in Jakarta on Friday.

The legislator described the death of the hospital director as a great loss for bot...