Who is responsible for the bombing of a hospital in Gaza? This evening as many as 500 people are thought to have been killed in one terrible act in a medical building in Gaza.
Thousands of civilians were reportedly sheltering there, after fleeing their homes following an Israeli order to evacuate the northern part of the Gaza strip.
Israel were quick to deny having a role in the attack, blaming Palestinian militants – and a misfired Palestinian rocket barrage – for the disaster.
It follows an incident earlier on Tuesday, when – according to the UN – a school in central Gaza where 4,000 people were sheltering was hit, killing at least six people.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad – at whom the IDF are pointing fingers – have denied responsibility for the blast at the Al-Ahli hospital. The IDF said they do not target civilians, and that their intelligence shows that Islamic Jihad are to blame.
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