The Israeli ambassador to the UK has insisted the country “never targets civilians” after a strike on a hospital in Gaza left hundreds dead.
The Palestinian health ministry, run by the Islamist terror group Hamas, said on Tuesday that at least 200 people had been killed in the strike at Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City, although the number could not be independently verified.
The Israeli military said it could not immediately provide any details on the bombing.
According to the official Palestinian news agency, the president of the Palestinian authority, Mahmoud Abbas, decreed three days of mourning for the victims.
Tzipi Hotovely spoke to GB News after a Gaza hospital bombing
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Reacting to the strike was the Israeli ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely, who insisted killing hundreds of civilians would not have been the military’s intention.
“First of all, every human loss is a tragedy and we definitely don’t target civilians in this war”, she said.
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“Hamas is still firing rockets in our cities, there is still a chance this isn’t IDF (Israel Defence Force).
“This is a war that Hamas started from this horrible massacre, I think everyone is still shocked in this country about this atrocity, there are still 199 Israelis including children, Holocaust survivors, grandparents that are kept hostage in Hamas hands.
“We all need to group together and bring them back home. Israel is fighting for its people.
“I can guarantee you that Israel never targets civilians.”
Officials claim at least 500 have been killed
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Nigel Farage spoke to Tzipi Hotovely about the strike
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Thousands of Palestinians have been taking refuge in hospitals amid Israel’s bombardment of the enclave.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) is investigating what happened at the hospital.
The strike came ahead of Joe Biden’s arrival in Israel as he bids to show solidarity with the country.
The director-general of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “[The] WHO strongly condemns the attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital in north Gaza. Early reports indicate hundreds of deaths and injuries. We call for the immediate protection of civilians and health care.”
Palestinian officials have reported dozens of deaths from airstrikes in the southern towns of Rafah and Khan Younis as the Gaza Strip continues to undergo heavy bombardment from Israel.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled to the south after Israel ordered them to leave the north.
The Israeli military says their attacks are being carried out in a bid to flush out Hamas militants, accusing them of hiding around hospitals and schools by using “human shields”.
Hamas’s terror attack on Israel on October 7 killed more than 1,400 Israelis, according to Israeli officials, and prompted all out warfare.