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CAIRO (Reuters) — An explosion and the sound of ambulances were heard near the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Sunday afternoon, shortly after a second aid convoy had entered the crossing from the Egyptian side, witnesses said.

On Tuesday, the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal put out alerts saying a blast at a Gaza hospital was caused by an Israeli airstrike, killing more than 500 people, citing Palestinian officials. It soon became clear the story wasn’t going to end there. Israel denied it was responsible.

Pope Francis also appealed for peace amid ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Expressing concerns, he said, “The situation in Gaza is desperate.

The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive information, said they were basing their early analysis on multiple strands of intelligence indicating that the blast at Ahli Arab hospital was caused by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a group allied with Hamas.

crisis in the Middle East has been blown up by an explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians. Amid mutual recriminations over who was responsible, Jordan denounced the “heinous war crime" and cancelled a summit it was due to host in Amman with Mr Biden as well as Palestinian and Egyptian leaders. The president pressed on with the trip nevertheless, visiting Israel only.

The Spectator. During the initial hours following the blast, a Gaza civil defence leader stated that around 300 people had perished, while sources from the health ministry indicated a figure of 500, as per Reuters' report. Hundreds of people were murdered in a major explosion at a hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday, intensifying bombardments near towns in southern Gaza rattled civilians where Israel had ordered them to take refuge.

Stephen Kalin, Menna Farouk, Dov Lieber, and Summer Said contributed to this article. Write to Andrew Ackerman at [email protected]

Reuters that the estimated number was around 500. Also Read: Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: ‘Outraged, deeply saddened’ over Al Ahli Arab hospital blast in Gaza, says Joe Biden 2. Israeli and Palestinian authorities each pointed fingers at the other as they sought to assign blame for the incident.

Also Read: Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: Rocket misfired by Gaza militants hit hospital, says Israel army "Immediately upon hearing this news, I spoke with King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel and have directed my national security team to continue gathering information about what exactly happened," the statement quoted Biden as saying. "The United States stands unequivocally for the protection of civilian life during conflict and we mourn the patients, medical staff and other innocents killed or wounded in this tragedy," he added.

Assam Police, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Md. Noor Hussain from Silchar, Cachar District, Assam in a case related to a bomb blast at Kwakta, Bishnupur District, Manipur in a vehicle. The case was initially registered by Manipur Police, vide FIR no.

ANI, police officials said that the injured have been admitted to a local hospital for treatment. Police reached the spot and registered a case.

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved.

Narendra Modi Stadium here on October 14, when it is scheduled to host the World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Karan Mavi, was arrested from Rajkot, according to a crime branch release.

Tamil Nadu's Ariyalur district has increased to 11, officials said on Tuesday. Twelve people injured in the accident are still undergoing treatment in various hospitals in the district. The owner and manager of the cracker manufacturing unit have been arrested, police said. A case has been registered, against them and an investigation has begun.

Achakzai said, «enough is enough» and declared an «all-out war» against terrorists, reported Dawn. In the remote Balochistan district of Mastung, a suicide bomber targeted an Eid-Milad-un Nabi (PBUH) procession on Friday, killing people, including a police officer, and injuring 100 more. While addressing a press conference, Achakzai was asked about a possible grand operation as the terrorists attacks are increasing in the province, to which, he said that he could not comment on that but added, that the state would defend each and every inch of its territory and carry out Intelligence-based Operations (IBO) if needed. However, two days have passed but no militant group has come forward to claim responsibility of the bombing.

Pakistan: Second suicide bombing reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, death toll surges to 57 According to Dawn report, “No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far, however, the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), responsible for some of the bloodiest attacks in Pakistan, denied its involvement". The Pakistan daily also gave a chronological dataset to show how Pakistan has “witnessed an uptick in terror activities in recent months, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, after the TTP ended its ceasefire with the government in November last year." (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channel. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) A suicide bomber on Friday targeted people gearing up for a procession related to Eid Miladun Nabi, near a mosque in the Mastung district in Balochistan.

Union Auto Workers leaders on Friday. However, UAW chief Shawn Fain responded in kind as he expanded the first-ever simultaneous strike against the Detroit Three. Fain on Friday ordered workers to walk off the job at Ford's Chicago assembly plant and GM's Lansing, Michigan, assembly plant.

Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports. The explosion occurred in the Mastung district, Geo News reported. An official said that the explosion took place near the mosque where people were gathering to mark Eid Miladun Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. Mastung Assistant Commissioner Atta Ul Munim said that the explosion, which seems to be of a «massive» nature, took place near Madina Mosque. At least 13 people were killed and 70 others injured in the blast, the Dawn newspaper reported. Station House Officer (SHO) Javed Lehri said that the wounded are being shifted to a medical facility while an emergency has been imposed in the hospitals. «Some of the injured are in critical condition,» the administration added

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