Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters Trying to Storm Israeli Embassy _ VOA News

Police in riot gear deploy tear gas on dozens of protesters attempting to storm the Israeli embassy compound in Amman, Jordan, after a strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip killed at least 500 people.

A massive explosion rocked a Gaza hospital Tuesday night, possibly killing several hundred people, as U.S. President Joe Biden left for Israel on an overnight flight to show his support for the longtime U.S. ally.

The White House said a planned meeting with key Arab leaders in Jordan had been canceled.

Hamas militants blamed Israel for the attack on Gaza City's Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, saying in a statement that there were "hundreds of casualties, most of them displaced families, patients, children and women." Palestinian authorities said about 500 people had been killed.

The Israel Defense Forces denied being at fault, saying an errant rocket fired by the paramilitary Palestinian Islamic Jihad struck the hospital. The militant group denied it was responsible.

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