The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) says an explosion in a hospital in the Gaza Strip may be “related to a Hamas rocket launch,” reports the evening of October 17 Israeli TV channel i24.
“The IDF is investigating the incident. The explosion could have occurred as a result of a failed Hamas rocket launch,” the TV channel said in a statement.
Let us recall that earlier in Gaza the Al Jazeera television channel was informed that more than 500 people were killed during an Israeli strike on the Ahli Arab Hospital.
The enclave’s health ministry told The Associated Press that “at least 500 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hospital inside the enclave.”
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared three days of mourning for the victims of a hospital explosion in the Gaza Strip. reports WAFA agency.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the international community to stop the “unprecedented brutality” in the Palestinian enclave following the Gaza explosion. transmits TASS.
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2023-10-17 19:17:27
