Israel-Gaza War: Israeli Airstrike Kills Over 500 People After Bombing Hospital, UN School

Israel-Gaza War: Israeli Airstrike Kills Over 500 People After Bombing Hospital, UN School

  • No less than 500 lives were lost to the recent airstrike carried out by Israel on Gaza on Tuesday
  • Israel carried out the airstrike attack at the Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital, where another source said over 300 people were killed
  • the attack has been condemned by the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau and Egypt

Gaza, Palestine - The Israeli military bombardment of a Gaza military hospital on Tuesday, October 17, has killed more than 500 people, according to authorities in the Palestinian enclaves.

Reuters reported that the United Nations said one of its schools under for shelter in Gaza was also hit by the Israeli Airstrike.

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Israel kills over 500 people in Gaza through an airstrike Photo Credit: Benjamin Natanyahu
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A source in the Gaza Health Ministry disclosed that no less than 500 people were killed in the attack, while a Gaza Defence Chief told journalists that over 300 people were killed at the Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital.

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But the Israeli military said it was still filing its details on the airstrike reports on the hospital and the United Nations School.

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The health authorities in Gaza said that no less than 3000 people had been killed by Israel in its 11-day attacks on Gaza since the Hamas attack on Israel town on Saturday, October 7, which reportedly claimed over 1,300 lives of soldiers and civilians.

Israel's attack on the hospital came ahead of United States President Joe Biden's visit to the Jewish country on Wednesday and the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz visiting on Tuesday.

The attack has been condemned by the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, saying "It's not acceptable to hit a hospital". Egypt has also denounced the attack.

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Video shared by TRT Africa on Twitter revealed several ambulances arriving at another Gaza hospital with many injured persons.

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Israel on Sunday declared war on Palestine following an unprecedented attack by the Palestinian armed group Hamas on its land.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng

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