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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
IDF says assessment shows failed Islamic Jihad rocket launch caused Gaza hospital blast
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israel Defense Forces says that based on intelligence information a failed Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket caused the deadly blast at the Gaza hospital.
In a statement, the IDF says that “an analysis of IDF operational systems indicates that a barrage of rockets was fired by terrorists in Gaza, passing in close proximity to the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza at the time it was hit.”
“Intelligence from multiple sources we have in our hands indicates that Islamic Jihad is responsible for the failed rocket launch which hit the hospital in Gaza,” the IDF adds.
