Hundreds Killed by Islamic Jihad After Misfire Causes Explosion at Gaza City Hospital

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Following a blast at a hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday, Hamas
immediately claimed that an Israel Defense Forces strike was to blame —
but the evidence does not support such claims from Hamas officials
pretending to be impartial government ministers inside the Gaza Strip.
In fact, the evidence disproves what Hamas — and many of its
sympathizers in the media and politics — have said.

Instead of what Hamas rushed to claim, it appears the attempt to blame
Israeli forces and further demonize Israel and its people is nothing
more than scrambling to draw attention away from the mass-casualty
event that was, in fact, the result of a misfired Hamas or another
Iran-backed terrorist's rocket and, potentially simultaneously, an
attempt to cover up the fact that Hamas was again using a hospital to
house terrorist infrastructure and weapons stockpiles.

Here's some of the video circulating that shows the cause of the
explosion:

#BREAKING: Local footage reported to have been the failed
launch. https://t.co/XfeUeKaFGy pic.twitter.com/4lXYhcVdMY

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) October 17, 2023

In addition, Al Jazeera unwittingly broadcast live video of the
terrorist rocket misfiring and blowing up the hospital in Gaza City.

An Al Jazeera broadcast documented the moment that the Islamic
Jihad launched a rocket which misfired and hit a hospital in
Gaza, killing hundreds. pic.twitter.com/O5Lx1BtOtJ

— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) October 17, 2023

The blast occurred just minutes after a large barrage of Hamas rockets
were fired toward Tel Aviv and Hamas reportedly announced that they
were in the process of launching their "most robust weapons" at Haifa
just before the hospital explosion — but no such weapon reached Haifa.

One minute before a rocket blew up a hospital in Gaza, Hamas
announced on Telegram that they were launching their most
robust weapons in the arsenal at Haifa.

No rockets reached Haifa. High probability these hit the
hospital and set off secondary explosions within building.
pic.twitter.com/xxfmzYxjru

— Jordan Schachtel @ dossier.today (@JordanSchachtel)
October 17, 2023

After an initial investigation on Tuesday, the IDF said they have
evidence showing the hospital explosion was in fact caused by a botched
Hamas rocket launch intended for Israeli civilians, potentially from
the surveillance drones swarming the skies. What's more, IDF was not
active in the area of the explosion at the time it occurred.

??BREAKING: Initial investigation by IDF shows explosion in
hospital in Gaza was caused by a failed Hamas rocket launch
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) October 17, 2023

IDF: 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…

— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) October 17, 2023

Even pro-Gaza outlets have reported that the hospital was struck by a
misfired rocket which also set off more terrorist weapons stored in the
hospital.

Reports continue to surface that a misifired rocket detonated
a stockpile of munitions held on the hospital grounds. #Gaza

— Gaza Report - ????? ??? (@gaza_report) October 17, 2023

Subsequent investigation by the IDF led them to the conclusion that the
explosion was caused by a misfired rocket launched by Islamic Jihad, a
frequent coordinating partner of Hamas:

Following an analysis by the IDF's operational systems, a
barrage of rockets was launched toward Israel, which passed
in the vicinity of the hospital, when it was hit.

According to intelligence information from a number of sources
we have, Islamic Jihad terrorist organization is…
pic.twitter.com/QZsanPaFEc

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 17, 2023

It's no secret that terrorist rockets launched from the Gaza Strip —
often cannibalized from street signposts, sewer pipes, and other tubes
intended for other peaceful uses — often misfire and land inside the
Gaza Strip.

Lots of talk in recent hours of a failed rocket launch striking
the grounds of a hospital in Gaza. I think it's timely to
remind viewers that rockets produced by terrorists aren't
always effective. pic.twitter.com/7UxVZMqlDI

— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) October 17, 2023

Also worth noting is the fact that Israel called for the evacuation of
civilians from hospitals and other locations in the northern Gaza Strip
on Friday — something Hamas worked to prevent by blocking evacuation
routes and telling residents to stay put in order for the Iran-backed
terrorists to maintain the presence of human shields.

As Fox News Channel's Trey Yingst pointed out, every claim from Hamas
and subsequent reporting of those claims must be scrutinized and
verified — but that hasn't stopped pro-Hamas media outlets from quickly
parroting their anti-Israel narrative.

Also can’t independently confirm the number of dead/injured.
Reports indicate hundreds killed. Trying to confirm details.
This will take time.
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) October 17, 2023

If IDF assessment correct, every single news outlet should
retract immediately and issue apologies. An attempted blood
libel carried out by western media 10 days after the massacre.
New standards needed ASAP from top executives across all
outlets. This CANNOT continue.
— Richard Goldberg (@rich_goldberg) October 17, 2023

The immediate amplification of Hamas' claims fed the fire of anti-
Israel sentiment on full display in the United States since Hamas'
massacre of Israeli civilians began last week — hateful sentiments
that, even after being almost immediately disproven, will sadly
continue to spread courtesy of shameless individuals such as Rep.
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).

Hamas just bombed their own hospital, full of Palestinians,
after a rocket full of shrapnel and fired at Israel fell short
(which happens 40 % of the time). Now you know what Israel goes
through, where is your condemnation? https://t.co/NvNKC024b6

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 17, 2023


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