{"id":2070764,"date":"2023-10-17T18:02:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T22:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-hundreds-killed-in-gaza-hospital-strike-as-both-sides-point-fingers-at-one-another\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T18:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T22:06:37","slug":"israel-war-hundreds-killed-in-gaza-hospital-strike-as-both-sides-point-fingers-at-one-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-hundreds-killed-in-gaza-hospital-strike-as-both-sides-point-fingers-at-one-another\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza hospital strike claims many lives; blame game ensues."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-war-hundreds-killed-in-gaza-hospital-strike-as-both-sides-point-fingers-at-one-another%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2070764&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tragedy Strikes as Hospital in Gaza\u2063 City \u200bis Bombed, Killing Hundreds<\/h2>\n<p>In a devastating\u200c airstrike that targeted Ahli Arab Hospital in \u200dGaza City, over 500 \u2063lives were tragically lost, according to the health ministry.\u2063 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-hundreds-killed-in-gaza-hospital-strike-as-both-sides-point-fingers-at-one-another\/\" title=\"Gaza hospital strike claims many lives; blame game ensues.\">blame game ensued immediately<\/a>, with Hamas\u2063 accusing Israel of carrying \u2063out the strike, while Israel&#8217;s military\u200b pointed\u200b fingers at Palestinian Islamic Jihad.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;A Stain on the Conscience of Humanity&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>The Palestinian Foreign Affairs Ministry expressed their outrage in a statement, declaring that the attack on the hospital will forever\u2064 remain\u200c a stain \u200don the conscience of humanity. They criticized the international \u2064community for failing to take action against the horrors inflicted upon the Palestinian people. The ministry highlighted the violation of international\u200b law, the merciless massacres,\u200d and the stripping of humanity \u200cfrom millions of individuals who \u200cface wanton killing, starvation, \u2064and forced displacement. The Israeli\u2063 occupying forces continue to relentlessly bombard the Gaza \u200bStrip,\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/likely-hamas-explosives-hit-civilian-aid-workers\/\" title=\"Likely Hamas Explosives Hit Civilian Aid Workers\">targeting civilian areas<\/a> \u2064through air, land, and sea, with no\u2064 end in sight and threats \u2062of mass murder.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Israel Shifts Blame to Palestinian Islamic Jihad<\/h2>\n<p>Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israeli Defense \u200cForces, stated that based on their analysis, an \u200cenemy\u2062 rocket barrage was\u2063 launched towards \u2064Israel, passing near the hospital before it was \u200dhit. Intelligence information from \u200bmultiple sources points to the responsibility of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad for the failed shooting \u2062that resulted in the hospital&#8217;s destruction.<\/p>\n<h2>Progressive Representatives Accuse Israel of War Crimes<\/h2>\n<p>Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan \u200cOmar, both members of the progressive &#8220;Squad,&#8221; wasted no\u200b time in \u200daccusing Israel \u200bof war crimes, blaming President Joe Biden, and demanding a ceasefire. Tlaib, who has Palestinian heritage, expressed her disappointment in \u2064President Biden&#8217;s approach, claiming \u2062that the bombing\u200b of the hospital was a consequence\u2063 of his failure to \u200dfacilitate a \u200dceasefire.\u2063 Omar described the attack on the hospital as one of the gravest\u2062 war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite conflicting reports on the responsible party, neither representative retracted their\u2064 statements.<\/p>\n<h2>The Complex Reality of the Conflict<\/h2>\n<p>The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, believed to be a subsidiary of Tehran,\u2063 has been identified\u200d as a key player in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-31-harvard-student-groups-double-down-on-blaming-israel-for-hamas-attacks\/\" title=\"31 Harvard student groups continue to blame Israel for Hamas attacks in ongoing conflict.\">recent\u200d terrorist attacks<\/a>. Israel has responded with\u2063 thousands of airstrikes in Gaza, \u2062resulting in\u2064 a significant loss of life. \u200dWhile\u200b Israeli leaders \u2063aim to eradicate Hamas, the primary terrorist organization in Gaza, innocent civilians have suffered the most. The situation \u2062is further complicated \u2062by\u2063 Hamas&#8217; tactic of \u2063hiding among civilian populations and using civilian\u2063 areas\u2064 to store\u2064 military equipment.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear whether the hospital was \u200dbeing used for any nefarious purposes by Hamas.<\/p>\n<h2>International \u200bReactions and Protests<\/h2>\n<p>The strike on the hospital sparked \u200bimmediate reactions, condemnations, \u200band\u200c protests. President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly \u200ccanceled his\u2063 meeting with President Joe\u2064 Biden, who\u200c had planned a visit to\u200b the Middle East. Additionally, protests \u200cerupted outside the Israeli Embassy in Amman,\u2062 Jordan.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did the United \u2063Nations Security Council fail to\u200d reach a unanimous resolution \u2064in response to the\u2063 hospital \u2064bombing?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200c Heir intelligence findings, the\u200c attack on Ahli Arab Hospital\u200b was not carried out by Israel, but rather by\u2063 the \u200dPalestinian Islamic Jihad. He emphasized\u200b that Israel holds Hamas responsible for any attacks originating from Gaza, as they are the \u2063governing body in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s military spokesman, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, disclosed that the \u2062Israeli Defense Forces had targeted\u200b a military site belonging to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, adjacent to the hospital. According to\u2064 their investigation, a misfired rocket from the military site hit the hospital, resulting in the tragic loss of\u2063 life. Col. Conricus expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and\u200d reiterated Israel&#8217;s commitment to\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-declares-war-for-the-western-world-in-showdown-with-hamas\/\" title=\"Israel wages war in defense of the Western world against Hamas.\">minimizing civilian casualties<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, on\u2064 the other hand, denied any involvement in\u200d the \u2062attack. Their spokesman, Abu Ahmed, condemned the strike and called it a cowardly\u2064 act by the Israeli\u2064 military. He \u200baccused Israel of deliberately \u2063targeting civilians, \u2064including women, children, and medical facilities, \u2064to create terror and exert control over the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n<p>Criticism \u2064of International Response<\/p>\n<p>As news of the fatal airstrike spread, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-includes-controversial-cluster-munitions-in-aid-package-to-ukraine-for-second-time\/\" title=\"US includes controversial cluster munitions in aid to Ukraine again.\">human rights \u200borganizations<\/a> and political leaders worldwide condemned the attack\u2063 and expressed their condolences to \u200dthe affected families. However, many criticized what they perceive\u2064 as a lack of significant action\u200b by\u200b the international community to\u2064 prevent such atrocities.<\/p>\n<p>Some argued that Israel&#8217;s continued bombardment of Gaza, including civilian areas, demonstrates a clear disregard for international law and humanitarian principles. They called for immediate intervention\u2063 to \u2063enforce accountability for \u200dthe perpetrators of these war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations\u200c Security Council held an emergency meeting in response to the\u2062 hospital bombing, but failed to reach a unanimous resolution due to disagreements \u200damong member states. The lack \u200dof a \u200cunified response further exacerbated the frustration\u200d felt by Palestinians and their supporters around the\u2064 world.<\/p>\n<p>Call for \u200cJustice and Unity<\/p>\n<p>In the face of\u2064 this tragic event, Palestinian leaders called for unity among their people \u200band emphasized\u2063 the importance \u200cof\u2062 international solidarity. They urged the international community to \u200ctake a stronger stance\u200b against Israel&#8217;s aggression and to provide support\u2064 for the Palestinians&#8217; pursuit of\u2062 justice\u200c and \u200bself-determination.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u2064 Israeli authorities expressed\u200d their\u200c commitment to \u200cconducting a thorough investigation into the incident\u2063 and holding those responsible accountable. \u2064They maintained that their actions were in response to ongoing threats\u2063 from Palestinian militant \u2064groups and aimed \u200dat protecting Israeli citizens.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u2064 world\u200c mourns the loss\u200b of hundreds of innocent lives, it is imperative for the international community to come \u2063together and work towards a\u200c peaceful and just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The tragedy of the Ahli \u2064Arab Hospital bombing serves as a somber \u200dreminder of the urgent need for an end to the violence and \u2062the creation of a lasting solution that respects the\u200b rights and dignity of \u2064all parties involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 500 people died in a Gaza hospital airstrike, as per the health ministry. Hamas blamed Israel, while Israel&#8217;s military accused Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 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