Palestinians say explosion at Gaza hospital was caused by Israeli air strike, while Israel says it was caused by failed rocket launch by Islamic Jihad
US president Joe Biden before an Israeli war cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday. The president landed in Tel Aviv after hundreds were killed following an explosion at a hospital in war-torn Gaza. Photograph: Miriam Alster/pool/AFPhas said Israel will allow humanitarian aid to cross from Egypt into the southern Gaza Strip.
Mr Netanyahu made it clear Israel would not allow humanitarian assistance to be transferred via Israel while Israeli hostages – taken during the Hamas attack – remained in Gaza. He demanded that the Red Cross be allowed to visit the captives. Israel says 199 people have been taken hostage, although Hamas says the figure is higher.
Palestinian officials said Tuesday’s explosion was caused by an Israeli air strike. Israel said it was caused by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, which denied blame. The Israeli army on Wednesday released aerial images and an intercept of an alleged conversation between militants to back its claim that a rocket fired by Islamic Jihad militants fell short and hit the hospital compound.
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