People search through debris outside the site of the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza on October 18, 2023 in the aftermath of an overnight blast there. (Photo by Mahmud Hams / AFP)
Occupied Jerusalem: The Palestinian territories on Wednesday is mourning the lives of hundreds of Palestinians who were martyred in the heinous massacre committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the Al Ahli Baptist Hospital bombing of Gaza City Tuesday evening.
A Palestinian journalist documents scenes at the Al Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza this morning after an Israeli air raid killed at least 500 people.@WHO@UNHumanRights@amnesty@UNICEF@ICRC@hrw#GazaAttack#PalestineGenocide#IsraelTerorrist#Gaza pic.twitter.com/7kYzF6lgwG
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Flags were flown at half-mast on official Palestinian institutions in the West Bank governorates.
A general strike is observed across the West Bank governorates on Wednesday to denounce the ongoing Israeli aggression for the 12th consecutive day on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli aggression on Palestinians, and the heinous massacre committed by the occupation forces by bombing the Baptist Hospital in the city of Gaza, in which hundreds of Palestinians were martyred.
The strike affected all aspects of life as universities, banks, and shops were closed.
The strike also affected public transportation as people's movement was slight due factories being closed.
