Israel claimed the blast at al-Ahli hospital was caused by a misfired rocket from Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which the group and Hamas have denied.
Israel have denied any involvement after a missile hit a Gazan hospital and killed hundreds, claiming their intelligence shows it was fired from Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
At a briefing on Wednesday morning, Israeli Defence Forces official Daniel Hagari said Hamas are "hiding what really happened" following an investigation of the explosion. The IDF added that it was impossible for Hamas to have all the information around the attack on Tuesday evening as quickly as it did, while on Tuesday night Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "The barbarian terrorists in Gaza are the ones who attacked the hospital in Gaza, not the IDF."The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, has denied Israel's claim, calling it "lies.
The meeting "would not be able to stop the war now," Jordan’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs added. More than 1,400 Israelis have been killed, and at least 199 others, including children, were captured by Hamas and taken into Gaza, according to Israel. "The efforts to collect more body parts continues. There might be some survivors, but the death toll will be much higher."The 22 Arab countries at the UN have joined in demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza following the devastating explosion at the Gaza City hospital.
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