Israel Palestine news LIVE: Gaza hospital bomb kills ‘at least 500’ – with Israelis denying its airstrike destroyed building and blaming militants

Medics speak surrounded by dead children from bombed Baptist Hospital as war of words erupts over who killed them

Horrified doctors stood among a sea of children killed after a massive blast tore through a hospital in Gaza with fears more than 500 people are dead and scores more are trapped under the rubble.

The huge explosion tore through the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday night while it was being used to treat and shelter thousands of civilians amid the ongoing conflict.

The devastating fireball has sparked a venomous blame game between Hamas and Israel, with both sides blaming armed forces across the border for the destruction and furiously denying it was their fault.

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