As Gaza officials reported Israeli airstrikes on or near several hospitals in the Palestinian territory, Iran issued a warning that the extent of civilian suffering brought on by Israel’s war on Hamas would unavoidably lead to an escalation of the conflict. According to Palestinian statistics, as of Thursday, 10,812 people had died in air and artillery strikes in Gaza, with over 40% of the casualties being minors. As essential resources like food and water run out and inhabitants are forced from their homes by shelling, a humanitarian disaster has occurred. Concerns over whether Washington’s diplomatic efforts and the deployment of American naval forces to the eastern Mediterranean will be sufficient to prevent the conflict from further destabilising the Middle East may intensify in light of the remarks made by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.