Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Israeli army reports that a rocket launched by terrorists in Gaza struck a hospital

 Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Israeli army reports that a rocket launched by terrorists in Gaza struck a hospital

Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City, where many wounded people and other Palestinians were finding sanctuary on Tuesday, was shaken by a huge explosion.

The Health Ministry, which is governed by Hamas, claims that hundreds of people died. While the Israeli military blamed a missile that Palestinian militants had accidentally discharged, Hamas said the event was the result of an Israeli attack.

According to a statement from the White House, US President Joe Biden is "outraged and deeply saddened" by the explosion that occurred at a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday.

According to a statement made by Joe Biden, which was reported by the White House, "I am outraged and deeply saddened by the explosion at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, and the terrible loss of life that resulted."

According to a White House source quoted by AP, Biden will exclusively visit Israel from now on.

The hospital explosion on Tuesday was referred to by Hamas as "a horrific massacre," and it was blamed on an Israeli attack.

At least 14 people were reportedly killed as a consequence of Israeli airstrikes on Ismail Haniyeh's home in Gaza City, the organization's top political official. Although his family lives in Gaza City, Ismail Haniyeh is largely based in Doha, Qatar. The names of the victims were not immediately released by the Hamas media office.

 

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IST, October 18, 2023, 7:22:37

Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Netanyahu faces "tough questions" from Biden, as the Gaza attack disrupts the Israeli tour

As part of a Middle East tour that has been disrupted by a Tuesday attack on a Gaza hospital in which hundreds of Palestinians died, US President Joe Biden will ask "tough questions" of Israeli authorities.

After a Hamas onslaught on Israeli towns and military posts that left hundreds dead on October 7, Biden is traveling to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and express American solidarity. (Reuters)

IST, October 18, 2023, 7:18:08

Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: South Africa disputes rumors of assistance and claims to have discussed help with the head of Hamas.

In a statement released on Tuesday, South Africa's foreign minister denied supporting the terrorist organization in its battle with Israel and claimed the two spoke about getting supplies into Gaza and other Palestinian territory.

According to a statement from the government's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor received a request to call Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The statement also stated that the call was in keeping with the nation's willingness to work with all parties to promote dialogue. (Reuters)

Oct. 18, 2023, 7:10:17 IST

Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: 'Operation Ajay' saw Nepalese people evacuated, and foreign minister Saud thanked his colleague Jaishankar for that.

Foreign Minister NP Saud of Nepal has thanked his Indian colleague, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, for helping to evacuate Nepali nationals from Israel and expressed thanks for the assistance.

Saud thanked Jaishankar and said that the Nepalese people are supportive of the same.

"Your Excellency @DrSJaishankar, thank you for your assistance at this trying period. Nepal and the people of Nepal are appreciative," Saud said on X on Tuesday.

On the fifth flight, 286 Indian people, including 18 Nepalese nationals, landed late on Tuesday night in New Delhi. L Murugan, the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairy, welcomed them as they arrived. (ANI)

IST, October 18, 2023, 7:07:48

Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Iranian President Raisi and Brazilian President Lula da Silva chat on the freeing of prisoners in Gaza.

On Tuesday, Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran, spoke by phone with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the leader of Brazil, about the situation in the Middle East and the release of prisoners imprisoned in Gaza.

Silva expressed his sympathies for the women and children suffering from the fighting in the region and said that there was a group of Brazilians waiting to escape the Gaza Strip close to the Egyptian border, according to an official statement issued by the Brazilian government.

The president of Iran demanded that Israel immediately stop attacking targets in the Gaza Strip and lift the embargo. (ANI)

IST, October 18, 2023, 7:06:01

Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: WHO denounces the fatal attack on the Gaza hospital

The World Health Organization requested the urgent protection of people and access to healthcare in the territory after the tragic attack on a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday.

WHO issued a statement in which it categorically condemned the assault on Al Ahli Arab Hospital.

"The hospital was open and providing treatment to patients, caregivers, and internally displaced persons. According to early accounts, hundreds have died and been injured. (AFP)

Oct. 18, 2023, 7:05:16 IST

Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Macron denounces the attack on the Gaza hospital

President Emmanuel Macron declared France's condemnation of the assault on the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza in a post on social media site X, previously known as Twitter, on Wednesday.

The assault on the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, which resulted in several Palestinian casualties, is denounced by France. We are thinking about them. The circumstances must be fully illuminated, the French president stated. (Reuters)

IST, October 18, 2023, 7:04 a.m.

Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Ajay's "Operation" On the fifth flight, 286 people, including 18 Nepalese nationals, arrive.

IST, October 18, 2023, 7:01:42

Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Gaza hospital being targeted is a "hideous war massacre," the Palestinian president claims.

The attack on Al-Ahli hospital, according to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, is a "hideous war massacre" that must be accepted. He further added that any discussions other than ending the conflict are unacceptable.

"Israel has crossed all red lines. ... We will not leave nor allow anyone to expel us from there" , he said. (Reuters)

IST, October 18, 2023, 7:00:25

Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Many protestors gather outside the French and British embassies in Tehran.

As regional resentment over a fatal raid on a Gaza hospital mounts, hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the British and French embassies in Tehran early on Wednesday, according to an AFP journalist.

Protesters in the Iranian capital yelled, "Death to France and England," as they hurled eggs at the French embassy's compound's walls. (AFP