500 killed in airstrike on Gaza hospital

The Gaza Health Ministry said
an Israeli airstrike today hit a Gaza
City hospital packed with wounded
and other Palestinians seeking
shelter, killing hundreds. If confirmed,
the attack would be by far
the deadliest Israeli airstrike in
five wars fought since 2008.
Photos from al-Ahli Hospital
showed fire engulfing the hospital
halls, shattered glass and body
parts scattered across the area. The
ministry said at least 500 people
had been killed.
Several hospitals in Gaza City
have become refuges for hundreds
of people, hoping they would be
spared bombardment after Israel
ordered all residents of the city
and surrounding areas to evacuate
to the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said
there were still no details on the
hospital deaths: “We will get the
details and update the public. I
don’t know to say whether it was
an Israeli air strike.”
In the south, continued strikes
killed dozens of civilians and at
least one senior Hamas figure
Tuesday in attacks it says are targeted
at militants.
US officials worked to convince
Israel to allow delivery of
supplies to desperate civilians, aid
groups and hospitals after days of
failed hopes for an opening in the
siege.
With Israel barring entry of
water, fuel and food into Gaza
since Hamas’ brutal attack last
week, US Secretary of State
Antony Blinken secured an agreement
with Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss
creation of a mechanism for delivering
aid to the territory’s 2.3 million
people.
US officials said the gain might
appear modest, but stressed that it
was a significant step forward.
Still, as of late Tuesday, there
was no deal in place. A top Israeli
official said Tuesday his country
was demanding guarantees that
Hamas militants would not seize
any aid deliveries. Tzahi Hanegbi,
head of Israel’s National Security
Council, suggested entry of aid
also depended on the return of
hostages held by Hamas.
“The return of the hostages,
which is sacred in our eyes, is a key
component in any humanitarian
efforts,” he told reporters, without
elaborating whether Israel was
demanding the release of all of the
roughly 200 people Hamas abducted
before allowing supplies in.
US President Joe Biden prepared
to head to the region as he
and other world leaders tried to
prevent the war from sparking a
broader regional conflict. Violence
flared Tuesday along Israel’s border
with Lebanon, where Iranianbacked
Hezbollah militants operate.
With tens of thousands of
troops massed along the border,
Israel has been expected to launch
a ground invasion into Gaza — but
plans remained uncertain.
“We are preparing for the next
stages of war,” military spokesman
Lt. Col. Richard Hecht said.
(AGENCIES)

 

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