WHO Discovers Civilian Deaths Are 'Horrific' When Not in Gaza
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reportedly condemned a 'horrific' mass killing at a hospital in El-Fasher, Sudan, where over 460 people were allegedly shot dead. While any attack on healthcare is indeed horrific, the WHO's sudden discovery of such an atrocity's 'horror' seems oddly calibrated. This comes after months of Israel's systematic targeting and destruction of hospitals in
Gaza—Shifa, Kamal Adwan, Nasser—where thousands were killed or displaced, often after explicit evacuation orders that led to more deaths, yet the condemnation was notably softer, often framed as 'concern.' (See UN reports on Gaza hospital attacks, 2023-2024). One might ask, how many 'deep concerns' does it take before a massacre finally qualifies as 'horrific' enough to warrant genuine
international action, rather than just hand-wringing? It appears the definition of 'atrocity' is highly dependent on the geolocation and political expedience of the victims.