Some 500 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a hospital in Gaza. The hospital compound sheltered the wounded and displaced people of the occupied territory. For the last couple of days, the Israeli army continued to bomb Gaza. The airstrike on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in central Gaza was part of its mission to destroy the strip. In the face of global condemnation, Israel's military blamed Palestinian Islamic Jihad for the explosion. It claimed that a misfired rocket launched by the PIJ armed group caused the brutal massacre. The PIJ has denied the allegation. Hamas also blamed Israel for the airstrike.
Israel has imposed illegal blockade on Gaza since 2007. The Israeli army regularly attacks Gaza and kills innocent people, including children. In the name of smashing Hamas, Israel conducted three extensive operations in the Gaza strip. By bombing and aerial strikes, it pounded residential buildings, masques, roads and schools. It also bombed UN refugee shelters and hospitals in the past. So, the latest strike on hospitals in Gaza is nothing impossible for the Zionist state. This time, Israel is trying to shift the blame to PIJ. Israel is also not allowing any humanitarian aid in Gaza. It stopped the food, water and power supply to the occupied land where two million people are in great distress. The world leaders are just watching. There is no effective move to stop the barbaric attack by Israel.
Duala Miah
Rajshahi