Israeli strikes claim 30 with hospital hit

Saudi Arabia leads push for two-state solution as violence in Gaza escalates

CAIRO — At least 30 Palestinians were killed in Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, mostly in the north where one attack hit a hospital, torching medical supplies and disrupting operations, the enclave's health officials said.

Israel's military has accused the Palestinian militant group Hamas of using Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya for military purposes and said "dozens of terrorists" have been hiding there. Health officials and Hamas deny the charge.

Northern Gaza, where Israel said in January it had dismantled the Hamas command structure, is currently the main focus of the military's assault in the enclave. Earlier last month, it sent tanks into Jabalia, Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya to flush out militants it alleged had regrouped there.