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In Photos: Israeli strike near Gaza hospital kills medic, injures several

Updated On: 16 April, 2025 01:56 PM IST | ronak mastakar

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 camps. (Pics/AFP)

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 camps. (Pics/AFP)

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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 camps. (Pics/AFP)
<p>There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military</p>

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There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military

<p>Israel has bombarded and raided hospitals throughout the 18-month war in Gaza, accusing Hamas militants of hiding out in them or using them for military purposes</p>

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Israel has bombarded and raided hospitals throughout the 18-month war in Gaza, accusing Hamas militants of hiding out in them or using them for military purposes

<p>Hospital staff have denied the allegations and accuse Israel of recklessly endangering civilians and gutting Gaza`s health system</p>

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Hospital staff have denied the allegations and accuse Israel of recklessly endangering civilians and gutting Gaza`s health system

<p>The number of people killed by Israel`s war in Gaza has climbed above 51,000 people, according to an updated toll released by the territory`s Health Ministry on Tuesday</p>

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The number of people killed by Israel`s war in Gaza has climbed above 51,000 people, according to an updated toll released by the territory`s Health Ministry on Tuesday

<p>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 territory</p>

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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 territory

<p>The war in Gaza started when the Palestinian militants stormed into southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251</p>

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The war in Gaza started when the Palestinian militants stormed into southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251

<p>Fifty-nine hostages are still inside Gaza, 24 of whom are believed to be alive</p>

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Fifty-nine hostages are still inside Gaza, 24 of whom are believed to be alive

<p>Israel`s defence minister said Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely</p>

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Israel`s defence minister said Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely

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