Israel and Hamas are pointing fingers after a hospital in Gaza was attacked, reportedly killing hundreds of people

Wed, 10/18/2023 - 10:27

Children injured in an Israeli air strike react as they receive treatment in the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern of Gaza Strip, on October 17, 2023. — Children after an explosion at a Gaza hospital receive treatment on October 17, 2023.
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The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said Tuesday that Israeli forces attacked a hospital.
The ministry said at least 500 people had been killed in an airstrike, according to the AP.
But Israel says the explosion was caused by an Islamic Jihad rocket that misfired.

Palestinian officials and Israel are pointing fingers over an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City that reportedly killed hundreds of people.

Graphic photos shared on Facebook by the Palestinian Health Ministry showed a building immersed in flames with a body and blood on the floor. The Hamas-led ministry blamed an Israeli airstrike for the explosion at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza.