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Gaza hospital attack, not Good - Warns by former French Diplomat

  INTERVIEW  - The deadly shooting on the grounds of a hospital in Gaza, whatever the origin of the attack, “deals a decisive blow to the image of the Hebrew State”, points out Denis Bauchard, former ambassador to Jordan. The deadly strike on a Gazan hospital  on the evening of October 17 sparked strong condemnation abroad.  While Israel and Islamic Jihad blame each other for the shooting, several European and Israeli intelligence sources point to the certainly responsibility of an Islamist group.  “  Based on the information we have had so far, it appears that (the strike) was the result of an out-of-control rocket fired by a terrorist group in Gaza  ,” agreed Joe Biden, visiting Tel -Aviv, who supports the Israeli version. The toll of the strike is also contested: while Hamas puts forward 471 dead, it would rather be "  a few dozen, probably between 10 and 50  ", according to a senior European intelligence official, cited by AFP under cover of anonymity.  Despite this denia

In Gaza, a first humanitarian convoy expected on Friday

  After Israel's agreement, Egypt is expected to allow up to 20 trucks to pass through this Friday, as the situation in the Palestinian territory deteriorates very quickly. “  Every hour counts  ” in Gaza.  In the landlocked Palestinian territory between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean, shelled by the Hebrew state since the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7 and under total blockade, the humanitarian situation is becoming “very very difficult” for civilians  ,  warns this Thursday, October 19 Jean-François Corty, vice-president of Médecins du Monde.  “  Every second we wait for medical help, we lose lives  ,” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) already worried the day before, saying he “needs  immediate access to start delivering [of] vital products  ” which Gaza lacks. The situation should finally begin to unravel on Friday  with the entry of a first humanitarian convoy from Egypt via the Rafah border post  , where dozens of trucks loaded with food and medical equ