Israel Denies Hospital Attack But No-one Believes Them!

A deadly Israeli air attack on a civilian hospital in Gaza on Tuesday, 17 October, has sparked global outrage. More than 500 people were killed, many of them women and children. The Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in central Gaza City had also become a shelter for civilians fleeing relentless attacks. Medical staff say the death toll is set to rise, with many bodies still unidentified. Fallout from the horrific attack includes Jordan cancelling a planned summit with US President Joe Biden and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Meanwhile, tonnes of desperately needed humanitarian aid are stuck on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, the only entry point into Gaza that Israel does not control. On Monday, the UN Security Council vetoed a Russian-drafted resolution calling for a ceasefire to allow the delivery of aid and to halt the violence, at least temporarily. African member states, such as Gabon and Mozambique, voted in favor, while Ghana abstained. Israel's unrestrained violence got a boost Wednesday when Biden, who visited Israel, reiterated the allegation that a misfired rocket by Hamas was responsible for the carnage. However, a tweet from an Israeli spokesman taking credit for the hit on 'terrorists' inside the hospital was deleted after the magnitude of the massacre on civilians became clear. According to the Geneva Conventions, targeting of hospitals, the sick, wounded, and medical staff constitutes a war crime.
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