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Explosion Rocks Gaza Hospital After Clashes Intensify Outside

Patients among those killed in blast, say hospital staff and Palestinian officials; thousands remain inside

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the northern part of the Gaza Strip Monday. Gunfire and explosions around the Indonesia Hospital in the northern part of the enclave have intensified. Atef Safadi/EPA/Shutterstock

By Omar Abdel-Baqui

and Chao Deng

Updated Nov. 20, 2023 7:59 pm ET

An explosion Monday rocked the second floor of a hospital in Gaza, killing about a dozen people, including patients, according to hospital staff and Palestinian officials.

Gunfire and explosions around the Indonesia Hospital, in the northern part of the enclave and where thousands are seeking shelter, have intensified in recent days, the hospital’s medical director Marwan Al-Sultan said in a telephone interview. He said several Israeli tanks had been moving back and forth about 100 feet from the hospital entrance.

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