Israel-Hamas War Live: Gaza Hospital Blast that Killed 500 Sparks Protests Across the Middle East
Chaotic scenes outside the al-Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza after the deadly explosion (Picture: AFP)
More footage is emerging from the explosion at al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City that killed at least 500 people.
Dismembered bodies of children, women and men were seen laid on the ground, covered in white sheets soaked in their blood, while medics rushed to help those still alive.
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Patients poured out of the destroyed building, some injured and bleeding, some holding babies, and some still connected to medical devices.
Metro has chosen not to publish the most graphic documentation from the scene of the massacre, but it is the worst since Israel’s bombings on Gaza began 10 days ago.
By Gergana Krasteva, Sam Corbishley and Katie Boyden
Gaza’s Health Ministry says the blast was caused by an Israeli airstrike – but Israel denies this, and claims it happened as a result of a failed Islamic Jihad rocket launch.
Initial reports suggested 200 people had been killed, but the death toll has since increased to ‘at least 500’, the ministry said.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets last night, protesting at Israel’s embassies in Turkey and Jordan and near the US embassy in Lebanon.
Security forces fired tear gas toward the crowds but, driven by fury, this did not deter them.
The violence came just hours before US President Joe Biden is due to arrive in Tel Aviv today to signal support for Israel’s war against Hamas.
Source: Guardian.com
