AP: Hamas-run Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip says at least 500 people have been killed in an explosion that it says was caused by an Israeli airstrike.
An Israeli strike on a hospital in #Gaza is "horrific and absolutely unacceptable," #Canada Prime Minister Trudeau tells reporters. "It's not acceptable to hit a hospital."
Harsh condemnation of the attack on a hospital in Gaza also being issued by Iran, Jordan and Turkey. There is no on-the-record reaction yet from officials in Israel to Hamas officials saying the explosion was caused by a direct hit from an Israeli airstrike.
AP, citing Palestinian officials, says President Abbas has canceled his planned meeting in Jordan with President Biden.
DoD has no confirmation Israel responsible for attack on hospital in Gaza, but Defense Secretary Austin has repeatedly authorized to his Israeli counterpart the need to follow international law in warfare.
@w7voa You have a typo, or somebody has somehow modified your message. Presumably you meant "emphasized." As in "Defense Secretary Austin has repeatedly emphasized"...