Gaza hospital explosion caused by rocket fired from Palestine, analysts say

The blame game begins as to who is responsible for the fatal blow. Photo: UNPIXS

Footage of the explosion at Al-Ahly hospital shows this Open source analysts say the attack was caused by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip.

The attack on Tuesday killed hundreds of Palestinians and Horrifying footage of the aftermath shows victims being lined up in body bags.

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The health ministry in Hamas-controlled territory blamed Israel for the strike, and several Arab leaders condemned the country for the attack.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rejected the accusations and in turn pointed the finger at Islamic Jihad «, a group associated with Hamas terrorists.

Daniel Hagari, an Israeli military spokesman, said footage taken from the country's drone showed the missile used in the attack «does not match any of the [Israeli] Air Force's munitions.»

Several independent analysts reviewed video footage of the explosion and said their investigations supported the IDF's denial.

Some said the massive explosion apparently caused by the failure of a large rocket salvo fired from northern Gaza.

Islamic Jihad has denied any involvement in the rocket explosion, saying it had no activity around Gaza City at the time, but analysts say it has previously used large rockets of the type in question.

Open -Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is defined as information obtained by collecting, assessing, and analyzing publicly available information.

One of the tools used is geolocation, which uses landmarks and other clues to gather information about a target or specific location .

GeoConfirmed, which is run by volunteers, said the impact was likely caused by a «missile.» launched by a Palestinian group [which] exploded in mid-air (cause unknown) and one of the fragments fell on a hospital, causing an explosion.»

Wounded Palestinians sit in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after an explosion. Photo: AP

The group cited several videos purportedly capturing the explosion from different sources and said the «geolocation and timing of the footage are convincing.» However, they stated that their findings are not “proven fact.”

“That doesn’t mean they are true, just that what we think is very likely based on our geolocation (facts) and logic /reason.» «, they wrote on Twitter.

» We are geolocators, not official investigators… Various official investigations are needed to be sure of what really happened.»

Additionally, Evan Hill, who conducts open source investigations for the Washington Post, said the live video «does show a missile interception» followed by a hospital explosion.

This statement US President. Joe Biden has ordered his national security team to investigate what happened.

The White House released a statement from Biden condemning the «horrible loss of life» in the bombing but not placing blame on anyone.

The carefully worded comment was released on Tuesday while Biden was in the Middle East for talks in Israel.

His trip to Jordan for a summit on humanitarian aid for the Palestinians, which was due to take place after his visit to Tel Aviv was cancelled.

Mr Biden was scheduled to meet with King Abdullah of Jordan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

“There is no point in talking about anything other than ending the war now,” Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on state television.