As you might suspect, the dreadful attack on a major hospital in Gaza is the result of a failed Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket — NOT the result of an Israeli airstrike. Reports indicate 200-500 people are dead at the hospital, and Hamas immediately accused Israel of being responsible. But an investigation by the Israeli Defense Forces says it was a failed Islamic Jihad rocket that hit the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nThe Israel Defense Forces says that based on \u201cintelligence information,\u201d a failed Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket caused the deadly blast at the Gaza hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement, the IDF says that \u201can 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIntelligence 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,\u201d the IDF adds. . . . <\/p>\nTIMES OF ISRAEL<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n