More than 300 killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza Hospital
Published: 05:10 PM,Oct 17,2023 | EDITED : 10:10 PM,Oct 17,2023
Palestinians evacuate a victim following an Israeli airstrike on Rafah on October 17
More than 300 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a hospital in Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening, the civil defense chief told Al-Jazeera TV. A health ministry official in Gaza said at least 500 were killed and injured in the air strike.
The media office of Gaza's Hamas government described the attack as a 'war crime'.
'The hospital was housing hundreds of sick and wounded, and people forcibly displaced from their homes' because of other strikes, a statement said.
An Israeli military spokesman would not immediately confirm its forces bombed the hospital.
'We will look into it ... the strike happened just a short while ago, ' Daniel Hagari said in a televised press briefing.
Around 3,000 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip since the war erupted on October 7.
The media office of Gaza's Hamas government described the attack as a 'war crime'.
'The hospital was housing hundreds of sick and wounded, and people forcibly displaced from their homes' because of other strikes, a statement said.
An Israeli military spokesman would not immediately confirm its forces bombed the hospital.
'We will look into it ... the strike happened just a short while ago, ' Daniel Hagari said in a televised press briefing.
Around 3,000 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip since the war erupted on October 7.