US President Joe Biden angered by ‘terrible loss of life’ as he heads to Israel; Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls for respect for international law; Israel claims strike misfired Islamic Jihad rocket.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an armed group based in Gaza, was blamed by the Israel Defence Forces on Tuesday night after hundreds of people were reported killed by a strike at Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City. The Israeli military said the blast was caused by a rocket fired by the group that malfunctioned after launching. Gazan health authorities said the blast had been caused by an Israeli airstrike.
In May, the Israeli military said it had targeted and killed three Islamic Jihad leaders that it said were responsible for rocket attacks against Israel and other attacks against Israeli citizens in the West Bank. In the past, rockets fired by Palestinian armed groups, including Islamic Jihad, have occasionally malfunctioned and hit civilian neighbourhoods. Hamas and Islamic Jihad are often aligned against Israel.
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