Human Rights Watch says rocket misfire likely cause of deadly Gaza hospital blast

GENEVA (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday that evidence suggested a misfired rocket was the likely cause of an explosion that resulted in heavy casualties at a hospital in Gaza on Oct. 17. The explosion at the Al-Ahli hospital triggered outrage across the Arab world. Palestinians blamed an Israeli air strike, while … Read more

With mapping robots and blast gel, Israel wages war on Hamas tunnels

By Dan Williams ZEELIM GROUND FORCES BASE, Israel (Reuters) – After locating what they described as the entrance to a Hamas tunnel under an evacuated hospital in northern Gaza, Israeli army engineers filled the passage with exploding gel and hit the detonator. The blast engulfed the building and sent smoke spewing out of at least … Read more

Gaza hospital blast evidence shows it was caused by rocket, not airstrike

(Video: (Video: YouTube / Keshet 12 News)) Videos analyzed by The Post reveal that rockets were launched from Gaza in the direction of the hospital 44 seconds before an explosion there October 26, 2023 at 7:01 p.m. EDT (Video: (Video: YouTube / Keshet 12 News)) Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Fighters in … Read more

French intelligence points to Palestinian rocket, not Israeli airstrike, for Gaza hospital blast

PARIS (AP) — An assessment by French military intelligence indicates the most likely cause of the deadly explosion at Gaza City’s al-Ahli hospital was a Palestinian rocket that carried an explosive charge of about 5 kilograms (11 pounds) and possibly misfired, a senior French military official said Friday. Several rockets in the arsenal of the … Read more

Greek Orthodox church struck in deadly Gaza City blast

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — The historic Church of St. Porphyrius, Gaza’s oldest active church, was struck Thursday as it sheltered hundreds of Palestinians displaced by the war, according to religious officials. The casualty count and extent of the damage were not immediately clear. The Washington Post geolocated the strike … Read more

World Leaders’ Reactions to the Gaza Hospital Blast

After an explosion at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City killed more than 500 people on Tuesday evening amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, leaders around the world have reacted with mixtures of horror, condemnation, and confusion as to how this could happen and who is responsible. In the hours after the blast, Israel and … Read more

Middle East erupts in anti-Israeli protests over Gaza hospital blast

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BEIRUT — Israel and its staunch ally the United States were targets of rage, condemnation and protest that surged across the Middle East late Tuesday into Wednesday, blamed by demonstrators and regional governments alike for a deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of … Read more

Gaza’s doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage grows

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Doctors in Gaza City faced with dwindling medical supplies performed surgery on hospital floors, often without anesthesia, in a desperate bid to save badly wounded victims of a massive blast that killed civilians sheltering in a nearby hospital amid Israeli bombings and a blockade of the territory. The Hamas militant … Read more

Corinne Olympios Put On Blast By ‘House Of Villains’ Co-Star

Jax Taylor is speaking out regarding his filming experience with “House of Villains” co-star Corinne Olympios. The reality television star is not holding back when it comes to Corinne Olympios’s behavior, calling her “annoying”. Jax Taylor Claims Corinne Olympios Is ‘Annoying’ MEGA Jax Taylor appeared on his “When Reality Hits” podcast alongside his wife Brittany … Read more

Dozens dead after blast in southwestern Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of Islam’s prophet

QUETTA, Pakistan — A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of people celebrating the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 52 people and wounding nearly 70 others, authorities said, in one of the country’s deadliest attacks targeting civilians in months. An open area near a mosque was … Read more