Israel blames Hamas for blasts on Gaza hospital and refugee garden which killed eight children

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The mother of a Palestinian boy reacts following his death at a hospital in Gaza.

The mother of a Palestinian boy reacts following his death at a hospital in Gaza. Photo: Reuters

Gaza: A huge explosion in a public garden in northern Gaza has killed eight children and two adults, and wounded 40 others, Palestinian medics said on Monday.

Locals blamed the blast on an Israeli air strike, but Israel denied responsibility, saying it was a misfire by a rocket launched by Hamas militants.

At roughly the same time, another blast shook the grounds of Gaza’s main Shifa hospital, without causing any casualties. Israel, which has previously accused Hamas militants of hiding in the hospital, again blamed an errant missile.

Thumbs up: An Israeli soldier gestures from his tank as it rolls along the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

Thumbs up: An Israeli soldier gestures from his tank as it rolls along the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

“We have not fired on the hospital or on Shati refugee camp,” Israeli Major Arye Shalicar said.