Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called on Israel to “exercise maximum restraint”, saying the killing “of women, of children, of babies” in the war between Israel and Hamas must stop, AFP reports.

Speaking before Israel’s raid of Al-Shifa, Trudeau urged the government of Israel to “exercise maximum restraint”.

“The human tragedy that is unfolding in Gaza is heart-wrenching, especially the suffering we see in and around the Al-Shifa hospital,” Trudeau told an unrelated event in British Columbia province late on Tuesday.

“The world is watching, on TV, on social media, we are hearing the testimonies of doctors, family members, survivors, kids who have lost their parents,” he said.

“The world is witnessing this killing of women, of children, of babies. This has to stop.”

Trudeau also said Hamas “needs to stop using Palestinians as human shields” and that they “need to release all the hostages immediately and unconditionally”.