Israel Gaza War: Air attack on hospital in Gaza Strip, 500 people died, Israel held Hamas responsible
Israeli forces reportedly bombed Al-Ahli Arab hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday amid the Israel-Hamas war.
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Israeli forces reportedly bombed Al-Ahli Arab hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday amid the Israel-Hamas war. At least 500 people have died in this. The spokesperson of the Health Ministry of the ruling Hamas in Gaza has given this information. The spokesperson said that many people are feared buried under the debris of the collapsed hospital building. However, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) denied bombing the hospital and blamed a failed rocket launch by Hamas for the hospital explosion.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, if confirmed, the attack would be the deadliest Israeli airstrike in the five wars fought since 2008. Let us tell you, many hospitals in Gaza City have become shelters for hundreds of people, hoping that they will be saved from the bombardment after Israel ordered the evacuation of all residents of the city and surrounding areas to the southern Gaza Strip.
According to media reports, the initial investigation by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) suggests that the explosion at the hospital in Gaza was caused by a failed rocket launch by Hamas. At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a post on X, the whole world should know that the barbaric terrorists of Gaza have attacked the hospital in Gaza, the IDF has no role in it. He said that those who brutally killed our children also killed their own children.
Earlier, Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said there were still no details on the deaths at the hospital. “We will get the details and update the public,” he said. I cannot confirm whether it was an Israeli airstrike or not.
WHO condemns attack on hospital in Gaza
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has condemned the Israeli airstrike on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. WHO strongly condemns the attack on Al Ahli Arab hospital in northern Gaza, he said in a post on Twitter. Initial reports suggest hundreds of deaths. We demand immediate safety and health care of citizens.
Egypt condemns Israel's attack on Gaza hospital
Egypt has condemned the Israeli military attack on Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, calling it a dangerous violation of international humanitarian law. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that this deliberate attack on refugee camps is a violation of basic human values.
Meanwhile, the UN agency that works for refugees in Palestine said that six people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a school run by it in Gaza's al-Maghazi refugee camp.
United Nations expresses grief over Israel's attack on school
Israeli forces also attacked a UN-run school Tuesday housing thousands of war displaced people. In which many people have died. UN Relief and Works Agency official Tamara al-Rifai says Israeli forces fired on the facility and another refugee center in the area. Al-Rifai said he had no words to describe the deadly attack.
He said the attacks on densely populated refugee camps, where people are taking shelter in UN schools and campuses, are completely shocking. This is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.
He said the school that was attacked housed 4,000 displaced people. “We clearly identify buildings associated with refugee camps and share GPS with both sides involved in the war,” he said.
In southern Gaza, dozens of civilians were killed in a series of attacks, and at least one senior Hamas leader on Tuesday said the strikes were targeting militants.
Since last week's brutal attack by Hamas, Israel has stopped providing water, fuel and food to Gaza. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reached an agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the creation of a mechanism to deliver aid to the region's 2.3 million people. U.S. officials said the gains may seem modest, but they stressed it was a significant step forward. Still, no deal was reached late Tuesday.
Head of aid group in America condemned the attack
Meanwhile, Zaheer Sahloul, president of the US-based MedGlobal humanitarian organization, has described the large-scale Israeli attack on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital as "the worst attack of the 21st century."
Sahloul said that bombing hospitals is against international law. This is a war crime. It undermines medical neutrality and the 150-year-old Geneva Conventions and denies access to health care to an endangered local Palestinian community.
Biden expressed grief
In this matter, US President Joe Biden said that I am extremely saddened by the attack on the hospital. The attack has caused terrible damage to people. As soon as I got information about the attack, I spoke to the King of Jordan and Prime Minister of Israel Netanyahu. I instructed my national security team to find out what really happened and gather information. America stands for the safety of citizens in this time of crisis. Condolences on the death of patients, doctors and staff, among others.