An Israeli raid hit a hospital compound in Gaza, leaving at least 500 dead . This was stated by the Hamas authorities who govern the Strip. It is, writes the Guardian citing the Palestinian authorities of the Strip, the Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital in the center of Gaza City.
According to Al Jazeera, most of those affected appear to be women and children . In fact, many families had taken refuge in the structure.
Immediately after the raid , hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of Nablus, Tulkarem and Jenin in the West Bank , Al Jazeera reports.
Palestinian President Abu Mazen canceled the planned meeting with Biden in Jordan and proclaimed three days of mourning for the "massacre", while the general secretary of the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) X Hussein al-Sheikh says he is "a genocide" has taken place and launches an appeal to the international community to "stop this massacre".
The Israeli army, for its part, rejects the accusations and says that the massacre is due to the "failed launch of a Hamas rocket" and that "there is no link between Israel and the explosion", because "the The hospital was not our goal."
But Hamas escalates and also attacks the USA: " The United States bears responsibility for the attack on the al-Ahly hospital in Gaza because of the cover it gives to Israeli aggression ." The bombing, says the organization's leader Ismail Haniyeh, once again demonstrates Israel's "brutality" and the extent of the defeat suffered by Tel Aviv in the attack on 7 October. Then the appeal to the Palestinians who are in the occupied territories: "Rise against the Israeli occupation."
«Unprecedented brutality», thunders Turkish President Erdogan , «hitting a hospital with women, children and innocent civilians is the latest example of Israeli attacks devoid of the most basic human values».
Egypt strongly condemns the attack and invites all countries in the world, "particularly the most important and influential ones" to do the same and to "intervene to stop these violations".
The UN writes on the organisation's official profile
The EU strikes a blow: "The raid is not in line with international law", says Prime Minister Charles Michel , according to whom "the siege of Gaza", left without water or electricity, is also against international law . Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, however, declined any comment "awaiting confirmation".
(Unioneonline/L)