John Adoyi
As the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, an airstrike has hit a hospital in the city of Gaza, killing hundreds and injuring others according to Officials in Gaza.
Israel denied involvement in the attack, blaming it on Palestinian Islamic Jihad whom Israel claimed fired a rocket that missed its target. The group denied it as well.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelMeanwhile, angry protesters of the explosion at the Gaza hospital have gathered outside the US embassy in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. They started a big fire in the compound.
Pictures on social media show the protesters raising a Palestinian flag on the walls of the US building in Aukar, a suburb of Beirut.
The BBC reported that protesters gathered at the French embassy in Lebanon, throwing rocks at the building. Groups like Hezbollah have also condemned the attack, calling for Wednesday to be “a day of unprecedented anger.”
Since the conflict started on October 7, heavy casualties have been recorded from both sides. Over 4,000 persons have been killed with this attack being the heaviest. Officials in Gaza’s health ministry claimed 500 persons of which a large chunk were women and children, were victims of the airstrikn Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.
Reports from Al Jazeera and the BBC showed that Israeli airrade could still be heard around Gaza hours after the airstrike that killed hundreds in the hospital.
Widespread condemnation from world leaders have greeted the attack on the hospital. Arab representatives at the UN have called for an immediate ceasefire as the Palestinian ambassador urges the world body to stop Israel’s “crime against humanity.”
Similarly, Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General called for an “immediate” ceasefire after he condemned the attack on the hospital.
“I call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to … ease the epic human suffering we are witnessing,” the UN Secretary General told a forum of the Belt and Road infrastructure project in China’s capital, Beijing.
The attack is being seen as a war crime and persons are calling for Israel to be charged for war crime.
After Israeli cities were attacked on October 7, Israel sealed off Gaza and gave the residence opportunity to leave the hotspots last Saturday. The attack resulted in the deaths of many people, mostly innocent civilians. Some were taken captive into Gaza. Since then, the Hamas group in Gaza has been firing rockets at cities in Israel.
Israel’s response involved striking Gaza, causing the deaths of at least 2,778 people and injuring 9,700, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Many of those who lost their lives were children. Additionally, around 1,200 people in Gaza are believed to be trapped under debris, either alive or not.
Over a million Palestinians have left their homes, about half of Gaza’s population. Most of them, around 60%, have sought shelter in an area close to the evacuation zone, according to the UN.
Aid workers have warned that the situation in Gaza is very dire, with hospitals at risk of losing power, putting many patients’ lives in danger. Hundreds of thousands of people are struggling to find enough food and water.
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The UN agency for Palestinians mentioned that more than 400,000 displaced people are crammed into schools and other places in the south. The agency also highlighted the severe water shortage, stating that they have only one liter of water per day for each of their staff members who are trapped in Gaza.
