2023-10-18 05:50:25
An explosion for which Israel and Hamas blame each other left hundreds dead in a Gaza hospital and provoked international condemnation and demonstrations across the Muslim world, a few hours before the arrival of US President Joe Biden in the region.
Hamas, in power in Gaza, accused Israel of being behind the strike, which the Israeli army blamed on a rocket attack from Islamic Jihad, another Palestinian armed group, eleven days after the start of the war. triggered by Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel. Hamas denied this and also blamed Israel.
The shooting sparked widespread condemnation, and demonstrators took to the streets in Tehran, Amman, Istanbul, Tunis and even Beirut, where clashes took place with the police.
In Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, clashes broke out Tuesday evening between demonstrators calling for the departure of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his security forces.
Expected in Israel on Wednesday, American President Jo Biden will “reporter“his next planned stop in Jordan, said the White House. Joe Biden said”outraged and deeply saddened by the explosion“, in a press release.
Jordan had previously announced the cancellation of a summit in which Joe Biden was to participate with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, and President Abbas.
“Lies”
“From 200 to 300“people died”declared the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian territory, according to which “hundreds of victims are still in the rubble” from Ahli Arab Hospital in central Gaza.
Hamas speaks of more than 500 victims, and has incriminated Israel.
The Israeli military refuted this accusation, saying that “according to information from the intelligence services (…) Hamas is responsible for the failed rocket attack“.
“In the coming hours we will provide proof of our assertions“, said Daniel Hagari, spokesperson for the Israeli army, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
“Lies“, retorted Hamas, which accused Israel of wanting “evade responsibility for one’s crime“.
At the request of Russia and the United Arab Emirates, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday, and will decide just before on a resolution carried by Brazil to try to find a common position on the conflict .
“We were operating in the hospital, there was a loud explosion and the ceiling fell on the operating room. It’s a massacre“, said Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah, doctor with Médecins sans frontières, in a press release from the NGO.
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem, which runs the hospital, condemned “attackbrutal“ occurrence “during Israeli strikes“, denouncing a “crime against humanity“.
“Women and children”
The Palestinian Red Crescent denounced a “war crime“, who did “hundreds“ civilian casualties, “dhave women, children, health workers“.
UN chief Antonio Guterres, who is due to travel to Egypt on the border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday to discuss humanitarian aid, said on Tuesday evening:horrified“. Hamas attackscannot justify collective punishment of Palestinians“, he added on Wednesday from Beijing, after denouncing “the terrorist acts committed by Hamas on October 7“.
Lebanese Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, called for observing a “day of anger“ Wednesday to condemn the “massacre”, of which he accuses Israel.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raïssi declared a day of “public mourning“ Wednesday and predicted that the attack on the hospital would backfire against Israel and its American ally. On Tuesday, Tehran threatened a possible “preventive action” against Israel, which is preparing a ground offensive in Gaza.
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