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PHOTOS: The aftermath of al-Ahli Arab hospital strike

Published October 18, 2023
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The strike on the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City last night killed at least 500 Palestinians, according to the Gazan health ministry.

The images emerging in the aftermath are haunting.

A girl carrying her belongings walks in the area of Al-Ahli hospital where hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast in Gaza City, October 18, 2023.—Reuters
A girl carrying her belongings walks in the area of Al-Ahli hospital where hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast in Gaza City, October 18, 2023.—Reuters

Twokat the site of the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza on October 18, 2023 in the aftermath of an overnight blast there.—AFP
Twokat the site of the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza on October 18, 2023 in the aftermath of an overnight blast there.—AFP

This picture taken on October 18, 2023 shows a view of strewn objects at the site of the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza in the aftermath of an overnight blast there.—AFP
This picture taken on October 18, 2023 shows a view of strewn objects at the site of the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza in the aftermath of an overnight blast there.—AFP

A view of the inside of a church within the premises of Al-Ahli hospital where hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other, and where Palestinians who fled their homes were sheltering amid the ongoing conflict with Israel, in Gaza City, October 18, 2023.—Reuters
A view of the inside of a church within the premises of Al-Ahli hospital where hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other, and where Palestinians who fled their homes were sheltering amid the ongoing conflict with Israel, in Gaza City, October 18, 2023.—Reuters

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