Palestine: 500 Killed As Israel Bombs Hospital In Gaza

Gaza’s Health Ministry Spokesman says an Israeli air strike killed hundreds of people at Al-Ahi Baptist Hospital in Gaza.

The Health Ministry Spokesman, Ashraf Al-Qudra, said early on Wednesday that hundreds were killed and that rescue workers were still removing bodies from the rubble. In the first hours after the blast, the Health Ministry sources put the figure at 500.

According to Palestinian Health Officials, the hospital was packed with wounded patients and others seeking shelter.

Several hospitals in Gaza City have become refuges for hundreds of people, hoping they would be spared bombardment.

Israel has launched massive strikes into Gaza since Hamas surprise attack.

The Middle East country had declared Operation Iron Sword and vowed to turn Gaza into rubble.

The death toll was by far the highest of any single incident in Gaza during the current violence, triggering protests in the occupied West Bank, Istanbul and Amman.

The Palestinian Authority’s Health minister, Mai Alkaila, accused Israel of “a massacre” at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital.

The strike killed hundreds of people and occurred during Israel’s intense 11-day bombing campaign in Gaza.

Earlier on Tuesday the United Nations said an Israeli strike had hit one of its schools where at least 4,000 people were sheltering. The agency said six people were killed and dozens injured by the strike. Israel’s military said it was looking into that report.

REUTERS