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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Hamas claims hundreds killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza hospital
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A blast near the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, October 17, 2023. (Via social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
A spokesperson for the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza estimates that between 200 and 300 people have been killed in an Israeli strike on the Baptist Hospital in central Gaza.
Hundreds of people are thought to be still under the rubble, the spokesperson adds.
The IDF does not immediately comment on the purported strike.
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