Fury as Gaza hospital strike kills hundreds, while Israel and Hamas pin the blame on each other
Israel and Palestinians traded blame for the incident, with Hamas attributing it to Israeli airstrikes, while the IDF blamed Palestinian militants for a misfired rocket.A blast ripped through a Gaza hospital killing at least 200 people late Tuesday, sparking global condemnation and violent protests in several Muslim nations.
"We were operating in the hospital. There was a strong explosion and the ceiling fell on the operating room," said Ghassan Abu Sittah, a doctor with the medical charity Doctors Without Borders .For 11 days, Israel has launched withering strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza - retaliation for the killing of 1 400 Israelis who were shot, mutilated and burned in October 7 cross-border raids.
In Lebanon, demonstrators clashed with security forces outside the US embassy. Stones were hurled and a building set on fire.The horror of events at Ahli Arab Hospital and the swift backlash threatened to derail Biden's high-stakes visit to the Middle East, which gets underway Wednesday. The White House also wants to see steps to minimise the humanitarian impact of Israel's military response, allowing aid to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip.About 3 000 Palestinians have died in the air campaign, according to the Hamas-run health ministry -- including several senior figures in the organisation.
Tens of thousands of Israeli troops have deployed to the border in preparation for a full-scale ground offensive.
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