Hundreds of people are believed to be dead following a strike on a hospital in Gaza. Palestinian officials blamed ongoing Israeli airstrikesfor the lethal incident, while a spokesperson for Israel said a Palestinian Islamic Jihad group is responsible for a “failed rocket launch” that hit the hospital.
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