In the ongoing war between Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas, and Israel, yet another incident has shaken
al-Ahli Hospital in
Gaza City, where a huge number of civilians have been impacted. The incident took place on Tuesday, October 17 which Hamas attributed to Israeli airstrike while on the other hand, the Israeli military said that the rocket had been misfired by the Palestinian militants. The Israeli military reportedly presented evidence on Wednesday to support their claim, according to a Guardian report.
While both sides are continuing to blame each other for the huge civilian casualties in the
Gaza hospital strike, US President Joe Biden arrived in Tel Aviv in Israel and mentioned that he is “sad and outraged” by the recent blast. On the other hand, the Middle East country Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement called for a “day of rage” in countries like Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia, Turkey, Morocco, Iran and Yemen. Additionally, thousands of students initiated rallies at the Egyptian universities to condemn the airstrikes in Gaza.
Most Middle Eastern countries have been showing major support for the pro-Palestinian forces since the airstrike. According to a Reuters report, Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, called the Gaza hospital strike “the latest example of Israeli attacks devoid of the most basic human values”. A massive crowd gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Ankara in protest against the Gaza hospital airstrike on Tuesday.
Apart from that, the
United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, which have had ties with Israel since 2020, have also condemned the attacks by Israel in response to Hamas’ attack on October 7.
While several Western countries are supporting Israel including France, Germany, Norway, Australia, Austria, the United States, United Kingdom, most of the Middle Eastern countries have been praising Hamas for initiating the surprise attack on Israel. Though many countries have not officially declared their support for Palestinian militant group Hamas, the citizens have been supporting them by holding rallies and protests against Israel.
Countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have openly backed the militant group and condemned Israel for the attack on Gaza.
Additionally, other countries have been expressing their solidarity with Hamas and the Palestinian people of Gaza. Such countries include Bahrain, Morocco, Turkey, Yemen, Tunisia, and Kuwait.
Meanwhile, Israeli intelligence has also accused Syria and Lebanon of sending militants to the Gaza Strip to join Hamas and launch attacks on their country. In view of the same, Israel has also launched missile strikes against Syria and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, according to reports.
The Hamas-Israel war has entered its 12th day since the surprise attack by Hamas on October 7. As per recent reports, around 3,478 people have been killed with over 12,000 others injured in the Gaza Strip.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
