Gaza hospital explosion disaster marks a watershed in the Middle East war… “Israel bombed” VS “Islamic Jihad was responsible”

[가자시티=AP/뉴시스] Palestinian residents injured in the bombing of Al-Hali Hospital in the Gaza Strip sob as they arrived at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on the 17th (local time). It is reported that at least 500 people were killed in this attack. Hamas claims that this was the work of Israel, and Israel responds by saying that it was a mistake by Palestinians. 2023.10.18.

Palestinian children injured in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, arrive at Al Shifa Hospital with the help of adults on the 17th (local time). 2023.10.18 Gaza City = AP/Newsis

[가자시티=AP/뉴시스] The bodies of victims who died in the bombing of Al-Hali Hospital in the Gaza Strip lie in the yard of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on the 17th (local time). It is reported that at least 500 people were killed in this bombing. Hamas claims that this was the work of Israel, and Israel responds by saying that it was a mistake by Palestinians. 2023.10.18.

[가자지구=AP/뉴시스] On the 17th (local time), Palestinian residents are searching for survivors in the rubble of a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike at the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. 2023.10.18.

Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas are engaged in a dispute over responsibility for the large-scale explosion that occurred at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, on the 17th (local time). While hundreds of people are known to have died in this explosion, there are also predictions that the international community’s anger and escalating protests in the Islamic world will become a watershed in the Israel-Hamas war.

According to foreign media outlets such as AFP, a bombing occurred on this day at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the Palestinian armed group Hamas. CNN and other outlets in the U.S. reported Hamas’ announcement that at least 500 people were killed in the bombing.

Israel and Hamas presented different claims regarding this incident. Hamas condemned Israel’s actions, calling it a “horrible massacre” and an “obvious war crime.” On the other hand, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that a rocket accidentally fired by another Palestinian armed group, Islamic Jihad (PIJ), fell on the hospital.

The international community was shocked by this incident. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on social media U.S. President Joe Biden also said in his statement, “I am outraged and deeply saddened by the explosion of the hospital in Gaza and the worst loss of life it has caused.”

Immediately after the announcement of the bombing, the Muslim world expressed their anger and took out protests. Britain’s Guardian and others reported that this incident sparked protests across the Middle East.

President Biden’s ‘guidelines’ were also distorted by this incident. President Biden was scheduled to visit the Middle East and hold talks with the heads of Egypt, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority over the conflict between Israel and Hamas, but the meeting was canceled due to news of the hospital bombing.

Jeong Bong-oh,

Source: Donga

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