• By Mayukh Debnath
  • Wed, 18 Oct 2023 02:09 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Israel-Palestine War: The Israel Defence Forces on Wednesday released an audio recording which it said captured a conversation between two Hamas operatives who, according to the translation provided by the Israeli military, discussed how a failed rocket attack by another Palestinian militant outfit resulted in the explosion that struck the Al Ahli Arab hospital in southern Gaza.

The IDF also shared via social media platform X (formerly Twitter) an aerial video footage recorded by Israeli Air Force assets, claiming it proved the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's involvement in the bombing.

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"A failed rocket launch by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization hit the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City. IAF footage from the area around the hospital before and after the failed rocket launch by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization," the post by IDF read.

Hamas and its allies, along with the the African Union, have pinned the blame for the bombing on Israel, which is currently conducting air strikes against assets of the Palestinian militant outfit in Gaza. Iran, Turkey, and Qatar have accused Israel of being responsible for the explosion that claimed the lives of nearly 500 Palestinians on Tuesday.

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Hamas, which is in control of Gaza, called the hospital bombing "a horrific massacre" perpetuated by Israeli forces. Countering Israel's claims, the Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant movement separate from Hamas, accused Israel of "trying hard to evade responsibility for the brutal massacre it committed".

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Meanwhile, the chief of African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said in a statement, "There are no words to fully express our condemnation of Israel's bombing of a Gaza hospital today, killing hundreds of people. Targeting a hospital, considered a safe haven under International Humanitarian Law, is a war crime. The International Community must act now."


(With inputs from ANI)