Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a briefing early Wednesday morning that no Israeli strike, either by air, land or sea, occurred near Al-Ahli Arab Hospital at the time of the deadly explosion. He added that drone footage, radar information and a recording of Gaza militants indicate a misfired Islamic Jihad rocket was responsible.

He said the Israeli military would soon publish the radar info, footage and a recording of militants in Gaza assigning blame to Islamic Jihad, a group aligned with Hamas. All the information, Hagari said, would be given to President Biden as part of a “full briefing” when the U.S. leader arrives in Israel Wednesday.

Palestinian Ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour accused Israel of carrying out the strike, calling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a liar for blaming the strike on the armed group Islamic Jihad. “Now they change the story to try to blame the Palestinians. It is a lie,” Mansour said during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters.

Edit: From the IDF’s official Telegram Channel

Post 1:

IDF: A failed rocket launch by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization hit the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City

Attached is a video from the IAF system that captured the area around the hospital before and after the failed rocket launch by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization: https://bit.ly/3M5oQMI

Post 2:

IDF: Following the briefing by the IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari on the failed rocket launch by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization that hit the hospital in Gaza City:

Attached is the briefing: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC1810202362

Attached is a recording of a conversation between Hamas operatives regarding the Islamic Jihad failed rocket launch on the hospital on October 17, 2023: https://bit.ly/3S4xqiG

Attached is a visual analysis following the IAF’s examination on the subject: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC1810156854

Attached is an infographic of all the failed rocket launches in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/1810202309876543672

Attached is a photograph from the IDF launch identification system on the subject: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC18102023984

Post 3:

Following the recording that was sent out, attached is a transcript of the conversation between Hamas operatives: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC181020238465

  • WidowsFavoriteSon@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    35
    arrow-down
    73
    ·
    1 year ago

    This will get all the Hamas apologists screaming FAKE NEWS now, wont it. It’s a bitch when reality won’t conform to your belief system. Just ask the MAGA crowd.

    • DolphinMath@slrpnk.netOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      54
      arrow-down
      8
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      The IDF still needs to present receipts in my opinion, and I look forward to them doing so.

      Nuanced discussion and compassion seem to get lost in all the “righteous” anger surrounding this topic unfortunately.

      • Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        21
        arrow-down
        5
        ·
        1 year ago

        This is my stance as well. I support the Israeli government as much as I support Hamas, which is to say I do not support either whatsoever. However, if the IDF is able to back up this claim, I’m more inclined to agree with them on this one particular whodunnit

      • slaacaa@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        14
        arrow-down
        9
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        Yet most people on lemmy seem to believe the claim of Hamas, without any proof, because it supports their hate of Israel. This is like the 10th highly upvoted article on the topic, with most comments not even questioning the claim.

        It is possible that Israel did it, yes, but we don’t know it yet. IDF and Hamas both killed enough civilians already in a confirmed way, maybe let’s focus our critique on that in the meantime.

        • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          7
          arrow-down
          2
          ·
          1 year ago

          The Israeli government claimed responsibility first on twitter then deleted the tweets. It makes the whole thing a lot more sus.

          The IDF has also previously bombed hospitals and at least 1 UN run school so it wouldn’t be out of character to do it.

          The Israeli government has also stated they consider Palestinian people less than human and intend to level the Gaza strip.

    • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      26
      arrow-down
      18
      ·
      1 year ago

      They (israel) dropped more bombs in 2 weeks than was set off in afghanistan in a year of american assault.

      Why do you think its more likely a jihad mistaken self attack?

        • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          13
          arrow-down
          13
          ·
          1 year ago

          I dont think its impossible, but israel is certainly more likely to be at fault.

          And theyve shown it fits their end goals just fine.

      • DolphinMath@slrpnk.netOP
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        19
        arrow-down
        25
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        A large number of “bombs” being “dropped” does not necessarily indicate indiscriminate killing of civilians. In fact, a large number likely indicates smaller munitions being used for more targeted strikes.

        • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          24
          arrow-down
          7
          ·
          1 year ago

          A number of explosives surpassing an american quantity of destructive force over a country restricted down to the size of gaza absolutely implies an increased odds of israel missing a target.

          Im not even attributing intent, despite israels eagerness to supply it. Im sure they didnt mean to hit the hospital. I would hope, at least, especially given how poorly its looked for them on the world stage.

          • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            9
            arrow-down
            3
            ·
            1 year ago

            Not just a place the size of Gaza, but a place as densely populated as Gaza.

            There’s about 15,000 people per square mile.

        • Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          17
          arrow-down
          8
          ·
          1 year ago

          Emm, you do realise more than 3000 palestine civilian being killed since the israel invasion in respond to hamas invasion right?

          Right?

        • dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          20
          arrow-down
          13
          ·
          1 year ago

          Have you seen the pictures of Gaza recently? Smaller targeted munitions don’t level entire blocks. You’re doing straight up genocide apologia.

          • DolphinMath@slrpnk.netOP
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            7
            arrow-down
            7
            ·
            edit-2
            1 year ago

            I’m following it closely. The photos and videos I’ve seen and the interviews I’ve heard are absolutely horrific.

            I wouldn’t throw out the term genocide lightly, but my heart breaks for the innocents. War is literal hell.

            • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              3
              arrow-down
              3
              ·
              1 year ago

              I dont think anyone is using the term genocide lightly in reference to this massacre.

              I would even argue that genocide will have a shining, bloody example in history books for centuries to come thanks to israels actions.