Strong Condemnation and Urgent Appeal for Immediate Intervention to Halt the Targeting and Siege of Khaled Fajr Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud – Aleppo

For the complete siege imposed on the hospital.Dozens of civilians, including women, children, and elderly persons, as well as wounded and injured patients, are currently trapped inside the facility under extremely harsh humanitarian conditions and face an immediate and grave threat to their lives.

Credible and verified information received from inside the hospital confirms that it is currently besieged by the “Syrian Arab Army” and subjected to intense attacks using drones and heavy weaponry, in addition to the use of tear gas, amid ongoing clashes in the immediate vicinity of the hospital. At the same time, those trapped inside are deprived of the minimum essentials necessary for survival and medical care, including medicines, water, electricity, and heating, significantly increasing the risk of mass civilian casualties at any moment.

These actions constitute war crimes and represent grave violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), which affords special and unconditional protection to civilian hospitals and medical facilities and strictly prohibits their targeting, besiegement, or obstruction under any circumstances. Prior warnings or alleged military justifications do not negate this legal protection, nor do they absolve the perpetrators of full legal responsibility for the severe humanitarian consequences resulting from endangering or disabling medical facilities.

Accordingly, we urgently and unequivocally call on the Syrian Transitional Government to:

▪️Immediately and fully cease all forms of targeting, shelling, and siege imposed on Khaled Fajr Hospital and its surroundings.

▪️Open a safe and immediate humanitarian corridor to evacuate the wounded and ensure the protection of civilians trapped inside the hospital.

▪️Allow the immediate entry of medicines, medical supplies, fuel, and water, and guarantee the continuous and safe operation of medical personnel without threat or intimidation.

▪️Ensure urgent and effective intervention by the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and all relevant international actors to exert pressure to protect the hospital and ensure full respect for international humanitarian law.

Any delay in intervention places the lives of civilians, patients, and medical personnel at extreme risk and undermines the most fundamental principles of humanity. Saving lives is an urgent obligation that cannot be postponed.

The undersigned civil society organizations:

1. Accountability Advocates Organization
2. Ahlam saghira
3. Aras Association
4. Alzajel
5. Analysis and strategic Studies Organization
6. Artist Organization for Culture and Development
7. Ashna for Development
8. Ashti Center for Building Peace
9. Ashti organization
10. Aso News Network
11. Center for Research and Protection of Women’s rights
12. Center Defense
13. Dijla Organization for Development and Environment
14. DOZ
15. Ella organization for development and peacebuilding
16. Fajr Org
17. Green Trees
18. Hez awareness
19. Humanitarian and Development Cooperation
20. Humanitarian Independent Message Organization
21. Insight Organization
22. Jiyan Humanitarian Org
23. Lêlûn Association
24. Life step
25. Malva Organization for Arts, Culture and Education
26. Network of Statelessness Victims in al-Hasakah (NSVH)
27. NES NGO Platform
28. Nujin society for community development
29. PEACE SHE LEADAR NETWORK
30. RÊ for rehabilitation and development
31. Roj Kar Relief and Development
32. Roni peywend
33. Rose for support and empowerment
34. SCSD
35. SHAR for Development
36. Shawshakal Women’s Association
37. Smart foundation
38. Syriac cultural association in syria
39. Taa Marbouta
40. TEVIN
41. Together for a better society- TBS
42. Upp
43. White Hope Organization
44. Women Initiatives
45. Word Org
46. Zameen for development and peacebuilding
47. Zhingezan NGO