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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Israel faces blame from regional allies over Gaza hospital deaths

A protest in Rabat, Morocco, after the explosion at the hospital.
A protest in Rabat, Morocco, after the hospital explosion. Morocco, which recognised Israel in 2020, blamed it for the strike. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Anadolu/Getty Images

Israel is using media and diplomatic channels to try to convince leaders of Arab countries that Tuesday’s blast at a Gaza hospital was caused by a misfiring jihadist missile, after even its regional allies rushed to blame it for the explosion.

Tuesday’s explosion, which killed hundreds, was blamed by Palestinian officials on an Israeli airstrike. Israel said it was caused by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, which denied blame.

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