Khan Younis (Gaza Strip), Oct 18 (AP) The Israeli military says it had no involvement in an explosion that killed hundreds of people at a Gaza City hospital and that the blast was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket.

The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza says an Israeli airstrike caused the blast, and that it killed some 500 people, many of whom had sought shelter from an ongoing Israeli offensive.

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The Israeli military, however, said Palestinian militants had fired a barrage of rockets near the hospital at the time. (AP)

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