A lot has happened in the Middle East in recent days: US military personnel and equipment have been sent to Israel, where Iranian strikes are presumed imminent. Israel’s attack on a hospital complex in central Gaza on Monday led to a massive fire that killed at least four people and injured many more. Videos from the scene show people trapped in fire. The attack has renewed calls on Israel to uphold international humanitarian law. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.
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