The American president, who has just arrived in Israel, spoke on Wednesday, October 18, about the destruction of a hospital in Gaza after an explosion that killed hundreds of people. “The opposing party,” i.e. the Palestinian Islamists, appears to be responsible for the tragedy, said Joe Biden. The Israeli army, for its part, claims to have “evidence.” [qui] Confirm that the explosion was caused by the firing of a downed rocket.” In particular, the IDF broadcast a transcription of a conversation between two Hamas leaders who spoke of rocket fire from the armed group. Follow our live stream.
The United Nations is calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas. “My heart goes out to the families of the victims. The hospitals and medical staff are under the protection of international humanitarian law,” said Antonio Guterres, expressing his “horror.” And the Secretary General added: “The terrorist attack by Hamas should not justify “collective punishment” for the Palestinian people.
The situation in Gaza is getting “out of control,” according to the WHO chief. “Every second we wait for medical help, we lose lives,” he lamented At Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The latter points out that medical supplies on the border between Egypt and Gaza have been blocked for four days.
Olaf Scholz says he is “horrified”. “Innocent civilians were injured and killed. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims,” he wrote At the German Chancellor. He calls for a “thorough investigation.”
Angry protests across the Muslim world. From Tunis (Tunisia) to Beirut (Lebanon) and via Tehran (Iran), thousands of people came to support the Palestinian people after the attack on the hospital in Gaza.