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CNN —Several journalists, including a CNN stringer, were injured in an attack on a refugee camp in central Gaza, amid mounting concerns about media workers being killed and injured while covering Israel’s military campaign. CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment on the attack and on allegations that journalists were targeted at the camp. Several journalists, including a CNN stringer, were injured in the attack on April 12. CNN footage shows a few other injured people brought into the hospital, including a number of journalists. Israel’s military offensive in Gaza has been the deadliest period for journalists since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began gathering data in 1992.

Persons: Sami Shehada, Sami Barhoum, ”, Shehada, Mohammad Al, Sawalhi, ” Shehada, Saleh, Khalil Al, ’ Organizations: CNN, TRT Arabi, TRT, Israel Defense Forces, AFP, Getty, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Al, Protect Journalists, UN Locations: Gaza, Jerusalem, Turkish, Al, Aqsa, Deir al, AFP, Deir el, Israeli

☆ Major events during eight weeks of war between Israel and Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Following is a timeline of the war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that controls the Gaza Strip. Oct. 7: Hamas gunmen carry out a surprise attack on southern Israel, crossing over from Gaza and rampaging through nearby communities. The women had been taken from Nahal Oz kibbutz in southern Israel. Israel says the hospital sits atop tunnels housing a headquarters for Hamas fighters using patients as shields, which Hamas denies. The Gaza health ministry says the enclave's death toll has risen above 15,000.

Persons: Bassam, Mohammad Deif, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Joe Biden, Biden, Judith Tai Raanan, Natalie, Nurit Cooper, Yocheved, Nir, shalom, Netanyahu, General Antonio Guterres, Al Shifa, Al, Kamala Harris, Mark Heinrich, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Arabi Baptist, Israel, Gaza, Al Shifa Hospital, Thomson Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Egypt, Gaza City, al, Ahli, Arabi, Jordan, Nahal

☆ Nearly Seven Weeks of War in Gaza Between Israel and Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

The following is a timeline of the war between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement which controls the Gaza Strip. Oct. 7: Hamas gunmen launch a surprise attack on southern Israel, crossing over from Gaza and rampaging through towns. Hamas military commander Mohammad Deif announces on Hamas media that the attack has started and urges Palestinians everywhere to fight. The two women were kidnapped from Nir Oz kibbutz in southern Israel with their husbands, who are still held by Hamas. Israel says the hospital sits atop tunnels housing a headquarters for Hamas fighters using patients as shields, which Hamas denies.

Persons: Mohammad Deif, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Joe Biden, Biden, Judith Tai Raanan, Natalie, Nurit Cooper, Yocheved, Nir, shalom, Netanyahu, General Antonio Guterres, Al Shifa, Al, Alexandra Hudson, James Mackenzie, Timothy Heritage Organizations: Reuters, Hamas, Arabi Baptist, Gaza, Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza's Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza, Egypt, Gaza City, al, Ahli, Arabi, Palestinian, Jordan, Nahal, Rafah, Gaza's

☆ Protests sweep around the globe as Israel’s war in Gaza grinds on
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Prasanta Kumar Dutta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A graphic shows all demonstrations in the ACLED data clustered by whether they were pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel or neutral. Pro-Palestinian make up 3,761 demonstrations; pro-Israel, 529 demonstrations; and neutral, 95 demonstrations. Note: Analysis includes peaceful protests, protests with intervention, protests with excessive force used against protesters and violent demonstrations as categorised by ACLED. In Berlin, ACLED reported hundreds of demonstrators were arrested during multiple protests during October, as pro-Palestinian protestors clashed with police. There are many pro-Israel demonstrations as well as pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Persons: Israel —, ACLED, Gazans Organizations: Israel, Al, Arabi, Palestinian, Palestine, ”, U.S Locations: Israel, Gaza, London, Berlin, Paris, Ankara, Istanbul, Washington, Israel’s, Palestinian, Ahli, Gaza City, East, North Africa, West, Yemen, Iran, Turkey, Morocco, Europe, United States

☆ At Dubai Design Week, an architect created a space for humans and pigeons to share
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Arya Jyothi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Among them, Dubai-based Syrian Ahmad Alkattan has created a cocoon-style intimate outdoor social space where designers can “hatch” their ideas. Alkattan’s design is part of the annual Dubai Design Week and won first place in its Urban Commissions competition, which invites designers and architects to develop innovative outdoor furniture. This year, more than 30 designs for installations submitted for DDW have been built in the city’s Design District. Dubai Design WeekAhead of the upcoming COP28 climate conference in Dubai, the theme for this year’s design week emphasizes sustainable practices and materials. “So [the competition] is a very relevant project not just for what is staged in Dubai Design Week, but where we can see this in the future.”Designest is Alkattan’s third attempt at winning the Urban Commissions category.

Persons: Ahmad Alkattan, “ Designest, Alkattan, Designest, “, I’ve, Mette Degn, Christensen, DDW, it’s, ”, Abdalla, TEE VEE, Degn Organizations: CNN, Design, Dubai Design, DDW, Mitsubishi, Tea Locations: Dubai, Dubai —, Venice, Arabi, UAE

☆ Despite Biden's doubts, humanitarian agencies consider Gaza toll reliable
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

U.N. and other international agencies say there can be small discrepancies between the final casualty numbers and those reported by the Gaza health ministry straight after attacks, but that they broadly trust them. The figures are initially reported in Gaza, and updated in Ramallah after they have been checked, but discrepancies are generally minimal, he said. In a report published on its website on Nov. 3, 2015, the Palestinian health ministry said the number of people killed in the July-August 2014 conflict in Gaza was 2,322. ISRAELI CONCERNIsrael has been attacking Gaza since cross-border raids in which it said 1,400 people were killed by Hamas in southern Israel. An Israeli military spokesman said this week the Gaza health ministry "continuously inflates the number of civilian casualties" and "has been caught lying in the past".

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden, Mike Ryan, Omar Shakir, Khan Younis, Abu Mustafa, Israel, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, James Mackenzie, Edmund Blair, Washington newsroooms, Timothy Heritage, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Palestinian, Reuters, Humanitarian Affairs, Health, Rights Watch, Palestine, Human Rights, Health Organization, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Hamas, REUTERS, Fatah, Israeli Foreign Ministry, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Arabi, Thomson Locations: GENEVA, Gaza, Israel, Geneva, York, Palestinian, Ramallah, Israeli, Al, Ahli, Jerusalem, Beirut, Washington

☆ North Korea says Israel bombed Gaza hospital, calls US 'accomplice'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mohammed Al-Masri/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) - North Korea's foreign ministry accused Israel of bombing a hospital in the Gaza Strip on Oct 17., saying it had openly committed a war crime "under the undisguised patronage of the United States". North Korean state media has often argued against Western views, especially those of the United States, on international issues. It also routinely lashes out at the United States. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza has said 471 people were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital earlier this month. There is still uncertainty around the death toll from the hospital blast and the number of injuries, U.S. officials said.

Persons: Mohammed Al, Masri, Israel, KCNA, connived, Jack Kim, Ed Davies, Miral Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, Islamic, U.S, Thomson Locations: Al, Ahli, Israel, Gaza City, Rights SEOUL, Gaza, United States, Korean, Arabi, Israeli, Palestinian

☆ US has 'high confidence' Palestinian rocket caused Gaza hospital blast- official
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence officials have "high confidence" that an explosion at a Gaza hospital last week was caused by a Palestinian rocket that broke up mid-flight, and not by Israel, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said 471 people were killed in the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital on Oct. 17. Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian militant Islamic Jihad group, which has denied responsibility. The New York Times, NBC News and other U.S. media reported the U.S. intelligence assessment earlier on Tuesday, citing a briefing with reporters. The officials said there was little damage to the hospital and the structure did not collapse, it reported.

Persons: Biden, Steve Holland, Costas Pitas, Rami Ayyub, Miral Organizations: U.S, Hamas, Islamic, Tel, New York Times, NBC, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Al, Ahli, Israel, Gaza City, WASHINGTON, Gaza, Palestinian, Arabi, Israeli, Tel Aviv

☆ Missile fired from Gaza caused hospital blast, Britain's Sunak says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media after landing at Ben Gurion international airport in Lod, Near Tel Aviv, Israel October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The explosion at a hospital in Gaza City was most likely caused by a missile fired from within Gaza, and not by a rocket from Israel, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday. "The British government judges that the explosion was likely caused by a missile, or part of one, that was launched from within Gaza towards Israel," Sunak told parliament. Palestinian officials said 471 people were killed in the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital on Tuesday. Gaza's health ministry blamed an Israeli air strike, while Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by militants.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Ronen, Sunak, Israel, Alistair Smout, Farouq Suleiman, Paul Sandle Organizations: British, Ben, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Ben Gurion, Lod, Near Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza City, Gaza, British, Al, Ahli, Arabi, United States, France, Canada

REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot Acquire Licensing RightsOct 21 (Reuters) - Canada's National Department of Defence said on Saturday that Israel was not behind the Al-Ahli hospital strike in Gaza on Oct. 17. "Analysis conducted independently by the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command indicates with a high degree of confidence that Israel did not strike the Al-Ahli hospital on 17 October 2023," it said in a statement. The strike was more likely caused by an errant rocket fired from Gaza, the Defence department said based on analysis of open source and classified reporting. Palestinian officials said 471 people were killed in the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital on Tuesday. Gaza's health ministry blamed an Israeli air strike, while Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by militants.

Persons: Ahmed Zakot, Israel, Jose Joseph, Divya Rajagopal, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, Canada's National Department of Defence, Al, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, Defence, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Al, Ahli, Israel, Gaza City, Gaza, France, U.S . Canada, Arabi, Bengaluru, Toronto

☆ Israel Did Not Strike Gaza Hospital, Canada Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Divya Rajagopal and Jose Joseph(Reuters) - Canada's National Department of Defence said on Saturday that Israel was not behind the Al-Ahli hospital strike in Gaza on Oct. 17. "Analysis conducted independently by the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command indicates with a high degree of confidence that Israel did not strike the Al-Ahli hospital on 17 October 2023," it said in a statement. Palestinian officials said 471 people were killed in the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital on Tuesday. Gaza's health ministry blamed an Israeli air strike, while Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by militants. (Reporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; Divya Rajagopal in Toronto; Editing by Sonali Paul)

Persons: Divya Rajagopal, Jose Joseph, Israel, Sonali Paul Organizations: Canada's National Department of Defence, Al, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, Defence, U.S . Locations: Ahli, Gaza, France, U.S . Canada, Al, Arabi, Bengaluru, Toronto

☆ French Military Intelligence Says Israeli Strike Not Behind Gaza Hospital Blast
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By John IrishPARIS (Reuters) - A blast at a Gaza hospital was not the result of an Israeli missile strike, but likely caused by a misfiring Palestinian rocket, the French military intelligence directorate (DRM) said on Friday. Palestinian officials said 471 people were killed in the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital on Tuesday. Gaza's health ministry blamed an Israeli air strike, while Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by militants. "There is nothing that allows us to say that it is an Israeli strike, but the most likely (scenario) is a Palestinian rocket that had a firing incident," the DRM said. According to the DRM, the impact crater was too small to have been caused by an Israeli missile.

Persons: John Irish PARIS, Israel, Emmanuel Macron, John Irish, Chris Reese, Rod Nickel Organizations: Reuters Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, Al, Ahli, Arabi, Israeli, Israel

☆ French military intelligence says Israeli strike not behind Gaza hospital blast
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( John Irish | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Mohammed Al-Masri/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A blast at a Gaza hospital was not the result of an Israeli missile strike, but likely caused by a misfiring Palestinian rocket, the French military intelligence directorate (DRM) said on Friday. Palestinian officials said 471 people were killed in the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital on Tuesday. Gaza's health ministry blamed an Israeli air strike, while Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by militants. "There is nothing that allows us to say that it is an Israeli strike, but the most likely (scenario) is a Palestinian rocket that had a firing incident," the DRM said. According to the DRM, the impact crater was too small to have been caused by an Israeli missile.

Persons: Mohammed Al, Masri, Israel, Emmanuel Macron, John Irish, Chris Reese, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Al, Ahli, Israel, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian, Arabi, Israeli

☆ Fact Check: Al Jazeera not affiliated with X account making Gaza hospital claim
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A person claiming to be an Al Jazeera journalist on social media, who said Hamas was responsible for a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital, is not affiliated with Al Jazeera, the news outlet told Reuters. “Even Al Jazeera journalist acknowledges that the rocket that hit the Gazan hospital came from inside Gaza,” said one X account sharing the post. Al Jazeera also said on X: “The X / Twitter account @_Faridakhan falsely claims Al Jazeera affiliation. Reuters did not find any bylines attributed to Farida Khan on the Al Jazeera website. Editor's note: This story has been corrected to remove reference to the quantity of posts on the @_faridakhan X account and the timing of the first post.

Persons: Al Jazeera, @_Faridakhan, “, Farida Khan, Khan, ‘, Jazeera, Al, ”, Read Organizations: Al, Reuters, Hamas, Facebook, AL JAZEERA, Thomson Locations: Al Jazeera, Gaza, Ahli, Arabi, Khan Younis, Hamas, Al, Qatar, Palestine

☆ Fact Check: Video shows 2012 attack on police station in Bahrain, not Israel embassy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The video, which shows a crowd of people setting fire to a building at night, was shared in a Facebook post that reads, “BREAKING: The Israeli embassy in Bahrain was just set on fire! The title of the video, translated from Arabic, reads “Bahrain: A police station was besieged and burned – Sitra,” and the caption says the clip shows demonstrators attacking the Sitra Police Station in Nov. 2012. The official also added that claims that the video shows Israel’s embassy in Bahrain are not true. France24 cited AFP witnesses saying dozens of protesters had marched toward the Israeli embassy in Bahrain after the hospital attack. The video shows a 2012 attack on the Sitra Police Station in Bahrain.

Persons: France24, Read Organizations: Sitra, Al, Twitter, Reuters, United Press, Sitra Police, Google, Thomson Locations: Bahrain, Israel, Ahli, Gaza

☆ Fact Check: WSJ did not say US-made bomb caused Gaza hospital blast
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Claims by social media users that The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said a U.S.-made bomb was dropped on Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital in Gaza are false, a WSJ spokesperson told Reuters. The Oct. 17 blast killed hundreds of people, according to Palestinian authorities. One post on messaging platform X, formerly Twitter, said: “American Wall Street Journal: ‘The bomb that was dropped on Baptist Hospital was an American-made MK-84’.” The post has been viewed more than 594,000 times. WSJ did not report that a U.S. MK-84 bomb was dropped on the Al-Ahli-al-Arabi hospital. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

Persons: Read Organizations: Street, Al, Arabi, Reuters, Wall Street, Baptist Hospital, “, U.S, Thomson Locations: U.S, Ahli, Gaza, American, al

☆ U.S. intel says Gaza hospital death toll likely between 100-300
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Palestinian officials said 471 people were killed in the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital late on Tuesday. Gaza's health ministry blamed an Israeli air strike, while Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by militants. "We judge that Israel was not responsible," said the unclassified U.S. intelligence report. We are still assessing the likely casualty figures and our assessment may evolve, but this death toll still reflects a staggering loss of life," the report said. The report said "only light structural damage at the hospital" has been observed and there was "no observable damage to the main hospital building and no impact craters."

Persons: Ahmed Zakot, Israel, Jonathan Landay, Michelle Nichols, Doina Chiacu, Daniel Wallis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Al, Ahli, Israel, Gaza City, Gaza, Arabi

Like many Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere he feels Arab states have not done enough to support the Palestinian cause, especially those who have normalised ties with Israel. Israel reiterated it would not allow aid through its crossing with Gaza until Hamas released about 200 hostages seized during its cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7. The Gaza health ministry said 3,478 Palestinians have been killed and 12,065 wounded in Israeli air strikes on the besieged enclave since Oct. 7. Israel and Egypt have upheld a blockade of Gaza since Hamas took control of the territory in 2007, tightly controlling the movement goods and people. But the Hamas attack, the biggest against Israel since the 1973 Yom Kippur war, followed by the fiercest ever Israeli strikes on Gaza, has created a monumental crisis.

Persons: Stringer, Awad El, Hoda Arafat, Abu Taya, Amena Al, Michael Georgy, Angus MacSwan, Alex Richardson Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Israel, White, United Nations, Palestinian, Aqsa Hospital, Gaza, Gaza Health Ministry, Interior Ministry, Thomson Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Egypt, GAZA, U.S, El, United States, Ahli, Arabi, Israeli, Al

☆ Israel’s fossil fuel boon becomes less clear-cut
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Yawen Chen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Israel’s growing gas sector has a significance that extends east and west. Analysts at Israel’s Bank Leumi had estimated that exports would jump to at least 11 bcm this year. Israel’s 1,087 bcm of gas reserves in 2022 yielded 21 bcm of production, of which 9 bcm was exported, with a doubling of exports to Israel’s main market, Egypt. Still, Israel’s gas sector has gone from a helping hand to a potential headache. Follow @ywchen1 on XCONTEXT NEWSDutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, Europe’s benchmark gas index, were trading at 48 euros per megawatt hour as of 0823 GMT on Oct. 19.

Persons: –, Yair Lapid, Israel’s Bank Leumi, It’s, NewMed, Abraham, Gaza’s, Isabel Dotzenrath, George Hay, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, United, United Arab Emirates, Israel’s Bank, LNG, Abu, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, NewMed Energy, Abraham Accords, BP, Natural Gas Futures, Intercontinental Exchange, Chevron, Mediterranean Gas, Oil, Energy, Thomson Locations: United Arab, Israel, Europe, Russia, Egypt, Brussels, Abu Dhabi, Ahli, ’, Jihad, Gaza, Jordan, Denver

☆ Fact Check: IDF did not share Facebook post taking responsibility for Gaza hospital strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The post has now been deleted” read a post sharing the screenshot on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. A Facebook post sharing the screenshot of the imposter post garnered 78 shares and 77 reactions at the time of writing. A spokesperson for the IDF said in an email that the Facebook post was not shared by one of its official accounts. He added there was only one official IDF Facebook page in Arabic that carries a verification tick. IDF did not post on Facebook citing lack of resources as the reason behind the Oct. 17 blast at a hospital in Gaza.

Persons: Israel, ”, Read Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, Reuters, Islamic Jihad, Baptist, Facebook, Twitter, Meta, Thomson Locations: Ahli, Gaza

☆ Fact Check: Video of missile strike near Gaza hospital predates October 2023 war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of a missile launch captured in Gaza that dates to at least August 2022 has been falsely shared as footage showing a missile that struck Gaza’s Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital in October 2023. The Palestinian Authority said an Israeli air strike on Oct. 17 killed hundreds of people at the Gaza hospital, while Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group. The video was filmed in Gaza, but it predates the air strike in 2023. The hospital that was hit on Oct. 17, 2023, is located around 400 meters away from the municipality complex. Video of apparent missile misfire predates Gaza hospital air strike in October 2023.

Persons: Gaza’s Al, Israel, Read Organizations: Palestinian Authority, Islamic Jihad, Facebook, YouTube, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Ahli, Israeli, Israel, Al Jazeera, Municipality, Adel

Israel blamed the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital on a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, which denied responsibility. Palestinian officials said an Israeli air strike hit the hospital, with the Palestinian Authority's health minister accusing Israel of causing a "massacre". A Gaza civil defence chief gave a death toll of 300, while health ministry sources put it at 500. [1/5]An Injured child is taken into a hospital after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, in this screen grab obtained from video, October 17, 2023. Iran, which supports Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah, has warned Israel of escalation if it failed to end aggressions against Palestinians.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden, Israel, Ashraf Al, Qudra, Al Jazeera, Jordan, Mahmoud Abbas, Abdel Fattah al, Abbas, John Kirby, Benjamin Netanyahu, Kirby, he'll, Sisi, Richard Gowan, U.N, Nidal Mughrabi, Steve Holland, Costas Pitas, Rami Ayyub, Jeff Mason, Arshad Mohammed, Miral Fahmy, Stephen Coates Organizations: U.S, Hamas, Islamic, Reuters, West, REUTERS, White House, Crisis Group, State Department, Air Force, Thomson Locations: GAZA, Gaza, Israel, Al, Ahli, Israeli, West Bank, Ramallah, Turkey, Jordan, U.S, Lebanon, Gaza City, Israel's, Tel Aviv, White, Washington, United States, Lebanon's, Iran

☆ Russia says strike on Gaza hospital is a shocking crime
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Children sit in the back of an ambulance at Shifa Hospital after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Al-Masri Acquire Licensing RightsMOSCOW, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that a strike on a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of Palestinians was a shockingly dehumanising crime and said that Israel should provide satellite imagery if it was not involved. Palestinian officials said an Israeli air strike hit the hospital while Israel blamed the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital on a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, which denied responsibility. "We qualify such a felonious deed as a crime - as an act of dehumanisation," Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Radio Sputnik. "Please be so kind as to provide satellite images, and it would be nice if American partners did it," Zakharova said.

Persons: Mohammed Al, Masri, Maria Zakharova, Zakharova, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: Shifa, REUTERS, Rights, Islamic, Foreign, Radio Sputnik, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Al, Ahli, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel, Israeli, United States

☆ Israel troops kill two Palestinian teens in West Bank amid Gaza anger
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Ali Sawafta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] A Palestinian holds a Molotov coctail during clashes with Israeli forces near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Acquire Licensing RightsRAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian teenagers near Ramallah in the West Bank on Wednesday during widespread protests against Israel's bombing of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said. Israel's bombardment of Gaza has inflamed tensions in the West Bank, the other Palestinian territory under Israeli occupation. The West Bank is home to the Palestinian Authority (PA) which is dominated by Hamas rivals Fatah and 87-year-old Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The West Bank borders Jerusalem which houses sites sacred to Muslims, Christians and Jews and is a flashpoint for internecine violence.

Persons: Molotov, Ammar Awad, Salah, Fatah, Mahmoud Abbas, Abbas, Ali Sawafta, Henriette Chacar, Yomna Ehab, John Davison, Alex Richardson, Christina Fincher, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: West Bank, REUTERS, Israel's, Palestinian, Residents, Reuters, Hamas, Al, Palestinian Authority, Israel, West, Thomson Locations: Ramallah, RAMALLAH, West, Gaza, Israel, Shuqba, West Bank, Nablus, Ahli, Palestinian, Jerusalem, Aqsa, Jerusalem's

☆ U.S. says it thwarted drone attack on its troops in Iraq
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

TEL AVIV, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. military thwarted an attack targeting its forces in Iraq early on Wednesday, intercepting two drones before they could strike, two U.S. officials said after the first such attack on U.S. forces in Iraq in more than a year. The one-way attack drones were intercepted as they attempted to strike Iraq's al Asad air base, which hosts American troops, the officials said. Last week he threatened to target U.S. interests if Washington intervened to support Israel. Dozens of members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), the state paramilitary organisation that contains many Iran-backed factions, took to the streets on Tuesday to condemn the hospital attack. Demonstrators chanted anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans and said they wanted to storm the U.S. embassy for its support of Israel.

Persons: Iraq's al Asad, Joe Biden, Israel, Ali al, Hadi Al, Amiri, Washington, Kataib, Phil Stewart, Amina Ismail, Ahmed Rasheed, Ahmed Saad, Clarence Fernandez, Nick Macfie Organizations: U.S, Reuters, American, Hamas, Islamic, Israel, Hezbollah, United, Popular, Forces, ., Thomson Locations: TEL AVIV, Iraq, U.S, Washington, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Al, Ahli, Israeli, United States, Iraqi, Badr, America, Syria, State, Baghdad, Tel Aviv, Erbil

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