{"id":120280,"date":"2023-10-22T12:21:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T12:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=120280"},"modified":"2023-10-22T12:21:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T12:21:32","slug":"hamas-blamed-for-gaza-hospital-attack-as-detailed-forensics-show-cause-of-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/hamas-blamed-for-gaza-hospital-attack-as-detailed-forensics-show-cause-of-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas blamed for Gaza hospital attack as detailed forensics show cause of blast"},"content":{"rendered":"

CCTV shows rockets landing on a Gaza hospital<\/h3>\n

Hamas is being blamed for the devastating Gaza hospital attack that killed hundreds of innocent people as forensics suggests a terrorist rocket hit patients.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday evening, a terrifying blast ripped through the packed Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, escalating already explosive tensions in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n

The two opposing sides have blamed each other for the shock attack, but both sides have denied any involvement.<\/p>\n

CNN has conducted an investigation into the blast, reviewing dozens of videos posted on social media, aired on live broadcasts and filmed by a freelance journalist working the network in Gaza, as well as satellite imagery, in an attempt to piece together what might have happened.<\/p>\n

The analysis suggests a rocket launched from within Gaza broke up in mid-air, and the hospital blast was the consequence of part of the rocket landing on the building.<\/p>\n

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Weapons and explosive experts with decades of experience assessing bomb damage, who reviewed the visual evidence, also told the news network they believe this to be the most probable scenario.<\/p>\n

They also agreed the limited yet available evidence of damage from the site was not consistent with an air strike by Israeli forces.<\/p>\n

CNN said a camera from Al Jazeera located in western Gaza and facing east had been broadcasting live on the channel shortly before 7pm local time, according to the timestamp.<\/p>\n

This footage appears to show a rocket fired from Gaza traveling in an upwards trajectory before reversing direction and exploding. Seconds later, two blasts are seen on the ground, including one at the hospital.<\/p>\n

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The news network said that by verifying the position of the camera, it was able to determine that the rocket was fired from an area south of Gaza City.<\/p>\n

CNN also said two weapons experts reviewing the footage said the sound in the video was not consistent with that of a high-grade military explosive, such as a bomb or shell.<\/p>\n

Israel said a “misfired” rocket by Islamic Jihad militants – a rival group to Hamas – was the cause of the blast, a theory President Joe Biden said was backed up by US intelligence.<\/p>\n

A National Security Council spokesperson also said analysis of overhead imagery, intercepts, and open-source information suggested Israel was “not responsible.”<\/p>\n