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Israeli media shared footage from their own cameras that appears to show at least one rocket fired from Palestinians in Gaza falling short and landing on a hospital in their own territory.
The footage, shared by Keshet 12 News, clearly shows multiple rockets launching toward Israel on Tuesday. Moments later, a blast is seen in Gaza midway along the rockets' trajectory.
"This is proof of Israel's claims that it was actually missiles from the Gaza Strip that shot into the direction of the Alahali Hospital in Gaza City and not from Israel," Keshet 12 anchor Yonit Levi says of the footage.
originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: network dude
I wouldn't put it past Hamas to blow up their own hospital just to make some anti Israel propaganda.
Sacrificing a few women and children is a low price to pay.
Not saying this is what happened but would anyone really be surprised if it's true?
originally posted by: 1947boomer
originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: network dude
I wouldn't put it past Hamas to blow up their own hospital just to make some anti Israel propaganda.
Sacrificing a few women and children is a low price to pay.
Not saying this is what happened but would anyone really be surprised if it's true?
Supposedly, the rocket didn't come from Hamas, it came from the "Palestinian Islamic Jihad"--a group that is competing with Hamas for political influence in Gaza.
What is Palestinian Islamic Jihad?
The Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine (Ḥarakat al-Jihād al-Islāmī fī Filasṭīn), or Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) as it is more often known, is the second largest armed group in Gaza. It is considered one of the most extreme and uncompromising Palestinian armed factions and operates on the West Bank too. Last week, PIJ were also reported to have attacked Israel from Lebanon. It rejects any political peace process and sees a military victory over Israel as the sole means of attaining its objective of establishing an Islamic state across Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.
What is its relationship with Hamas?
Though it has frequently collaborated closely with Hamas, PIJ remains a rival. Strategic, ideological and interpersonal differences have long prevented any real rapprochement between the two. PIJ has always remained clandestine, with a compartmentalised cell structure, in contrast to the mass mobilisation favoured by Hamas. Nor does it have the extensive welfare network or involvement in administration and government of the bigger group. PIJ and Hamas have frequently clashed on tactics, negotiations and a range of other issues, even if many of their ultimate objectives and core Islamist beliefs remain identical.
originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: Bluntone22
that's just it, if Israel did it, it's a horrific attack that cannot stand. If it was HAMAS, well, that's to be expected.
And folks are cheering this on.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: network dude
The one thing that has me questioning Israel’s claim on this is Hamas rockets just aren’t that powerful.
Now, that said, they’ve been known to store munitions in hospitals before. So that rocket could have set off a stockpile (though, usually with this you’d have secondary explosions, but it depends if they’re propelled arms or not). And as someone pointed out, it could have been Hamas just framing Israel too. It did get a lot of meetings canceled with Biden from Arab countries.
Those canceled meetings may have benefited Israel too though by forcing us to stay tight with them and not have dialogue with neighbors.
Right now, I’m still chalking this one up as fog of war, and needs further evidence. Ultimately, even if it was Israel, I’d be shocked if it wasn’t an accident… which still happened because Hamas decided to do an absolutely heinous attack, so still a level of responsibility on their part.