From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Herzog says accusations Israel is behind Gaza hospital blast are ‘blood libel’
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
President Isaac Herzog calls accusations that Israel struck the hospital in Gaza “a blood libel.”
“An Islamic Jihad missile has killed many Palestinians at a Gazan hospital — a place where lives should be saved,” Herzog tweets.
“Shame on the media who swallow the lies of Hamas and Islamic Jihad — broadcasting a 21st-century blood libel around the globe. Shame on the vile terrorists in Gaza who wilfully spill the blood of the innocent,” he writes.
“Never before has the choice been clearer. Israel is standing against an enemy made of pure evil. If you stand for humanity – for the value of all human life – you stand with Israel.”
An Islamic Jihad missile has killed many Palestinians at a Gazan hospital – a place where lives should be saved.
Shame on the media who swallow the lies of Hamas and Islamic Jihad – broadcasting a 21st century blood libel around the globe.
Shame on the vile terrorists in Gaza…
— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) October 17, 2023
