Live. Israel Hamas war: Gaza hospital strike protests, Biden Arab leaders summit cancelled, ceasefire call

The Hamas-run health ministry in the Gaza Strip says at least 500 people have been killed in an explosion at a Gaza City hospital, which it blamed on an Israeli airstrike. 

If confirmed, it would be by far the deadliest Israeli strike in five wars fought since 2008.

Israel's military later denied responsibility, saying the militant group Islamic Jihad was to blame.

Hamas authorities said most of the people killed were hospital patients and displaced families.

“A new war crime committed by the [Israeli] occupation by bombing the Al-Ahli Hospital in the centre of Gaza City,” said Salama Marouf, a spokesperson for Hamas.

"The hospital was housing hundreds of patients, wounded, and those forcibly displaced from their homes due to the strikes."