Israel accused of blasting hospital and school in Gaza as blockade cripples healthcare system

A school and a hospital in Gaza were among the civilian refuges lethally blasted during Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday, as humanitarian concerns mount over ongoing deprivation of food, fuel and electricity to the isolated population.

Hundreds are thought to have died in the strike on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, which was sheltering thousands of displaced people, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement. Many victims are still under the rubble, it added.

The Israel Defense Forces are looking the hospital attack, spokesperson Daniel Hagari said, adding that it was unclear...