Israeli fire destroys hospital and claims several lives in Gaza

At least five people have been killed and 70 injured by an Israeli strike on a Hospital in Gaza. 

The Israeli military said it had targeted a cache of anti-tank missiles in the hospital's immediate vicinity, but Doctors say several Israeli tank shells hit the hospital's reception, intensive care unit and operating theatres. 

Most of the wounded were doctors. 

Appeals have been made to the Red Cross to help evacuate patients from the building. Meanwhile, Secretary of State, John Kerry, says the US is sending $ 47million in humanitarian aid to Gaza. 

The Palestinian death toll from the two-week conflict has now passed 560, the majority of them civilians.

BBC