Israel-Hamas war live: Israel kills 500 in hospital attack – ministry
An Israeli air strike has hit al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City where thousands of civilians are seeking medical treatment and shelter from relentless attacks.
Gaza health ministry says at least 500 casualties in hospital blast. A UN-run school housing refugees also struck.People of Gaza and West Bank unite despite divided leadership
Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar has said that Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are expected to show solidarity with Gaza, despite a divided Palestinian leadership between Gaza and Ramallah.
“In Gaza, there’s Hamas, and in the Ramallah, there’s the PLO, headed by Mahmoud Abbas who is recognised internationally as president of the Palestinian administration.
“Due to quarrels between these two, particularly since 2005, the level of the communication between these two Palestinians groups is at a minimal level.
“But while communication has been quite restricted or limited at a leadership level, there has always been an emotional connection between the people of Ramallah and those who live in Gaza.
“We’re seeing the people of Ramallah organise against what’s happening now in Gaza. And although we have so far not seen much confrontation in Ramallah between the Palestinians and Israelis, there’s a psychological threshold that could be triggered,” he adds.Middle East ‘on the brink’, King of Jordan warns
The Middle East is at the edge of an “abyss”, the King of Jordan warned, as fears grow the Israel-Hamas war could drag in other nations and armed groups.
“The whole region is on the brink of falling into the abyss. The new cycle of death and destruction is pushing us towards it,” King Abdullah II said. “The threat that this conflict spreads is real. The costs are too high for everyone.”
The king’s comments came after Iran warned of a possible “preemptive” action against Israel as it prepares for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip.
The Iran-backed, Lebanese group Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging fire across the Lebanese-Israeli frontier for days, further raising tensions.
