Hundreds were killed by a large explosion at a Gaza city hospital, the Hamas-run health ministry said, according to the Associated Press.
But while Hamas has blamed Israel, according to the AP, the Jewish state blamed the group Palestine Islamic Jihad.
“The entire world should know: It was barbaric terrorists in Gaza that attacked the hospital in Gaza, and not the IDF. Those who brutally murdered our children also murder their own children,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a post on X.
In a video posted on the Israeli Defense Forces’ X account, IDF spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari said that intelligence indicates “Islamic Jihad is responsible for the failed rocket launch which hit the hospital in Gaza.”
The Associated Press noted that Palestine Islamic Jihad is an outfit that frequently works with Hamas.
IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari confirms: Islamic Jihad is responsible for the rocket that hit the hospital in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/Tssfl5M7Ew
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 17, 2023