Israeli attack on hospital strikes close to Al Jazeera reporter
An Israeli strike on the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza struck around 10 metres away from Al Jazeera's Tareq Abu Azzoum's broadcast point. Filming the aftermath, he said Israel had given them no warning.
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