The scenes of carnage provoked anger across the Arab world, with governments from Turkey to Saudi Arabia blaming Israel. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah called for “a day of rage,” and Jordan canceled a meeting of Arab leaders that Biden was set to attend Wednesday — a major setback for American diplomatic efforts.
The blast overall brought more misery on the hemmed-in people of Gaza, currently in the throes of a humanitarian crisis.
Since Hamas’ terror attack, Israel has imposed a siege of Gaza. Clean water, food, fuel, medical supplies and electricity are dwindling or gone. Promised humanitarian aid coming across the border with Egypt has not yet materialized.
“We were sitting in groups with our families and friends,” Muhammad Al-Turk told NBC News of the scene Tuesday at the hospital’s grounds, where many had gathered as they fled Israeli airstrikes and a mounting humanitarian crisis. “Suddenly, there were lights in the sky, and when we looked up, a missile fell,” he added.
“The stones of the buildings fell on us. We saw martyrs everywhere, in hundreds,” he said. “I covered my face while friends who were close to me were martyred, my relatives were also injured.”
Abu Fulla Mohammed, whose sister was injured, said the scene will haunt him forever: “What I saw will remain in my mind until I die.”
Matthew Mulligan, Bianca Britton, Matteo Moschella and Dan De Luce contributed.
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