Israeli strike outside Gaza hospital kills medic, wounds several

An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killing a medic and wounding nine other people all patients and medics according to a spokesman for the hospital in the Muwasi area where hundreds of thousands have sought shelter in sprawling tent campsThere was no immediate comment from the Israeli military Israel has bombarded and raided hospitals throughout the 18month war in Gaza accusing Hamas militants of hiding out in them or using them for military purposes Hospital staff have denied the allegations and accuse Israel of recklessly endangering civilians and gutting Gazas health systemThe number of people killed by Israels war in Gaza has climbed above 51000 people according to an updated toll released by the territorys Health Ministry on Tuesday Since Israel ended the ceasefire last month it has blocked all food medicine and other aid from entering Gaza and its forces have seized more than half of the coastal territoryThe war in Gaza started when the Palestinian militants stormed into southern Israel on October 7 2023 killing some 1200 people mostly civilians and abducting 251 Fiftynine hostages are still inside Gaza 24 of whom are believed to be aliveHeres the latestJordans government arrests 16 people in antiterror operation Such operations are rare in Jordan a strategically important US ally The suspects are accused of trying to undermine national security and incite chaos in the kingdom and have been under surveillance since 2021 said government spokesperson Mohammad alMomaniAmong other things theyre accused of manufacturing shortrange missiles possessing explosives and automatic weapons concealing a readytouse missile and illegally recruiting and training people They are being held in custody until trial Jordans government said the accused have political affiliations and belong to what it called unlicensed groups referring to the Muslim Brotherhood Jordans judiciary dissolved the Muslim Brotherhood in 2020In a statement Tuesday the Muslim Brotherhood called the accusations unfair and said it was committed to Jordans stability and security The Muslim Brotherhood is a panArab Islamist political movement with branches in many countries describing itself as a charitable and political organization although experts say some branches have apparent ties to militantsHamas says it lost contact with USIsraeli hostage after a strikeA spokesman for Hamas says an Israeli strike caused the group to lose contact with the militants guarding Edan Alexander a 21yearold IsraeliAmerican soldier held hostage in GazaA direct bombardment targeted their location We are still trying to reach them said Abu Obeida a spokesman for Hamas armed wing on Tuesday Hamas had released a video of the 21yearold soldier just days earlier likely speaking under duress He is the last living American being held captive by HamasHamas did not say where in Gaza the strike may have taken place The Associated Press could not independently verify the claims and there was no immediate comment from the Israeli military The Hamas announcement comes as Israeli leaders face growing domestic pressure to halt the fighting and reach a deal to bring home the hostagesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params