Mideast Conflict Set to Ramp Up after Gaza Hospital Strike

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People gather around bodies of Palestinians killed in an explosion at the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza after they were transported to Al-Shifa hopsital, on Oct. 17, 2023. Dawood Nemer/AFP via Getty Images

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East appears set to escalate further after a massive blast at a hospital in the Gaza Strip reportedly killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians on the evening of Oct. 17.

According to Palestinian sources in Gaza, the blast at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital was caused by an Israeli airstrike.