2023-10-18 00:13:50
A rocket fired at Israel by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group failed and hit the Al Ahli Hospital in the Gaza Strip, causing, according to preliminary reports, around 500 deaths, most of them women and children, many of them in that place in search of refuge. The Palestinians, and some governments such as those of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, initially strongly accused Israel, which they accused of deliberately attacking the hospital, but the Israeli army denied having operated at that time in Gaza and following a detailed analysis confirmed, along with intelligence experts from open sources, that it was a failed rocket fired by terrorists.
What happened at the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza generated anger and demonstrations in several countries in the Arab world, given the false accusation once morest Israel of being responsible. In Judea and Samaria, thousands of Palestinians mobilized and clashed with Palestinian Authority forces, while in Jordan and Turkey, massive protests were held near the Israeli embassies and in Lebanon near the American embassy. For its part, Hezbollah, which continues to wage intermittent aggression once morest northern Israel, called for Wednesday to be, he said, a “day of rage.”
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The White House reported the cancellation of a Joe Biden summit with the leaders of Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority that was scheduled for Wednesday in Amman, derived from what happened at the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Biden sent his condolences to those killed in the explosion, for whom the Palestinian Authority declared 3 days of mourning, and said that he will continue to be in contact with these Arab leaders. His visit to Israel for tomorrow remains scheduled without problems.
As part of its attacks on the Gaza Strip, Israel eliminated Ayman Nofal, the highest-ranking Hamas figure it has neutralized so far in the war. Nofal was the head of the central brigade of Hamas’s armed wing and was responsible for attacks carried out once morest Israel. Within the framework of the Israeli air offensive, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Hamas members that they have two options: surrender or be eliminated.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Israel to show his solidarity and support for Jerusalem in its war once morest Hamas. Scholz, who met with Benjamin Netanyahu, assured that Germany has a historical responsibility to ensure the security of Israel derived from the Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazis.
The head of the Israeli army’s Military Intelligence Directorate, Aharon Haliva, said he takes responsibility for the failures that led to the Hamas attack on October 7. Like the head of the Shin Bet yesterday, Haliva assured that for the moment Israel must concentrate on the war, but admitted that when the time comes for the investigations, they will be carried out in depth.
Selection of news and script: Germán Gómez
Voiceover and director: David Crespo Neira
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