An Airstrike At Gaza Hospital Kills Hundreds
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🗓️ 18 October 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Hamas has blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants. The health ministry said at least 500 people had been killed.
Hundreds of Palestinians had taken refuge in al-Ahli, other hospitals, and United Nations buildings in Gaza City, hoping they would be spared bombardment after Israel ordered all residents of the city and surrounding areas to evacuate to the southern Gaza Strip.
The attack spurred protests in Ramallah in the Occupied West Bank and condemnation. Egypt's foreign minister said that Cairo considers this "deliberate bombing of civilians to be a serious violation of international, humanitarian law and of the most basic values of humanity."
We discuss the latest humanitarian situation in Gaza and ask whether the rules of war were breached.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Jen. Just a quick heads up before we start the show. The news is rapidly developing |
| 0:06.7 | and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode. For the very latest news, tune |
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| 0:16.7 | President Biden is in Israel today just a day after an explosion at a hospital in Gaza. |
| 0:29.9 | This morning, when I drove into the hospital, I noted how full the hospital courtyard was |
| 0:38.3 | with families who had so much refuge inside the hospital, thinking that it would be a safe haven. |
| 0:46.4 | It's these very same families who are now either dead or critically wounded a result of this attack. |
| 0:54.0 | That was doctors without borders, surgeon Gassan Abu Sita, speaking from the hospital after |
| 0:59.3 | the explosion. Palestinian authorities say the blast killed hundreds of people. |
| 1:04.0 | Israel and Hamas have been trading blame for the blast, and PR and other news organizations have |
| 1:08.8 | not independently verified who is responsible. What does Biden's visit mean for the US's role in the |
| 1:15.0 | region? What does this escalation mean for where the war goes from here? Later in the show, we talk |
| 1:20.1 | about what the laws of war mean in this conflict between Israel and Hamas. But first, we start with |
| 1:25.4 | an update on how Palestinians and Gaza are grappling with the effects of the hospital attack. |
| 1:30.4 | I'm Jen White. You're listening to the Monday podcast where we get to the heart of the story. |
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