Israeli air strike on Gaza hospital, protest in different countries

A blast ripped through a hospital in war-torn Gaza killing hundreds of people late on 17 October, sparking global condemnation and angry protests around the Muslim world. Spokesman Hagari told a press briefing that at the time of the incident, the Israeli army was not conducting air operations near the hospital and the rockets that hit the building did not match theirs.

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People stand over bodies of Palestinians killed in a strike on the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza after they were transported to Al-Shifa hospital, on 17 October, 2023.
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A Palestinian paramedic carries a child injured in an Israeli air strike at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern of Gaza Strip, on 17 October, 2023.
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Palestinians injured in an Israeli air strike receive treatment at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern of Gaza Strip, on 17 October, 2023.
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Children injured in an Israeli air strike react as they receive treatment in the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern of Gaza Strip, on 17 October, 2023.
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People gather by destroyed vehicles at the site of the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza on 18 October, 2023 in the aftermath of an overnight blast there.
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People take part in a protest outside the Israeli Consulate to show solidarity with Palestinians, in Istanbul early on 18 October, 2023.
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Iranian students and demonstrators protest in support of Palestinians in front of the British embassy in Tehran, early morning on 18 October, 2023.
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Lebanese protesters wave Palestinian national flags and shout slogans in solidarity with the people of Gaza in down town Beirut, after a strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip killed at least 200 people, on 17 October, 2023.
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Tunisian protestors shout slogans and wave Palestinian national flags during an anti-Israel demonstration in front of the French ambassy in Tunis on 17 October, 2023.
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Jordanian security forces fire tear gas against demonstrators attempting to storm the Israeli embassy in the capital Amman, on 17 October, 2023.
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Protesters take part in an anti-Israeli demonstration at Tahrir Square in Baghdad on 13 October, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
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Palestinians rally in solidarity with the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on 17 October, 2023.
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