An Israeli air strike has hit al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City where thousands of civilians are seeking medical treatment and shelter from relentless attacks.

Gaza health ministry says at least 500 casualties in hospital blast. A UN-run school housing refugees also struck.

The attack comes a day before US President Joe Biden visits Israel, where he is expected to stress American support for the country.

A planned summit with President Biden in Jordan has been cancelled, the Jordanian government says.

Some 3,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Hamas’s October 7 attack inside Israel, which has killed more than 1,400.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/17/world-reacts-as-gaza-officials-say-500-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-hospital

  • dustyData@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t want to take sides on this specific event, and I’m not trying to minimize any suffering.

    I would be more inclined to believe it was a misfire if it were a small damage and toll. But we are talking about hundreds dead and many more wounded. Hamas historically need several missiles to do that kind of destruction. Doesn’t seem to be congruent with a misfire.

    The IDF on the other hand regularly uses ammunition that flattens buildings the exact way this hospital was hit. I won’t say anything conclusive, but until an independent third party finds some evidence, I would suspect this kind of illogical claims without sources.

    EDIT: and the source of the claim seems to be poisoned.