500 people are thought to have died as a result of an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in the Palestinian territory, according to Gaza on Tuesday. Protests were held throughout the occupied West Bank, Amman, and Istanbul after the death toll, which was by far the largest of any single occurrence in Gaza during the current hostilities, was announced. israel, however, claimed that the explosion was brought on by a Palestinian bombardment.

"Outraged and deeply saddened by the explosion" at the Gaza hospital, US President Joe Biden declared. He claimed he had a conversation with the Israeli and Jordanian presidents and "told the national security team to keep obtaining details about what precisely happened" in a statement.

On Wednesday, the Israeli-Hamas armed conflict reached its twelfth day. With its soldiers positioned near the Gaza border, Tel Aviv is practicing a potential ground assault to hunt down Hamas fighters. More than 4,000 people have died in the conflict since it started on october 7. Thousands of displaced individuals have crowded into hospitals in the belief that they will be safer there.

• Hamas is referred to by the Israeli ambassador as a "terror organization like no other" and the attack is bigger than 9/11.

Gilad Erdan, Israel's permanent ambassador to the UN, described Hamas as a terror outfit unlike any other and claimed that the incident was "barbaric and a widescale terror attack in decades, even bigger than 9/11."

• 'Sustainable' humanitarian route to Gaza via Rafah announced by Egypt

Presidential spokesman ahmed Fahmy stated in a statement that "Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and American President Joe Biden have agreed on the sustainable delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip via the Rafah terminal."

• UK prime minister Sunak will arrive in israel for a two-day visit.

Arriving early on Thursday, Sunak will meet with President Isaac Herzog and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu before moving on to other regional centers.



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19/10/2023 04:56 AM