An explosion at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza has led to both sides accusing each other and protests across the region. Palestinian terrorist organizations are being blamed for using their own people as shields. International media outlets have been criticized for disregarding journalistic standards. Israel, US, and independent security experts doubt Palestinian claims that an Israeli airstrike caused the explosion, pointing to preliminary evidence suggesting a Palestinian rocket was responsible. The Israeli and Palestinian authorities continue to trade blame for the catastrophic incident, with Palestinian officials reporting hundreds dead. Al Jazeera's digital investigation found no grounds for the Israeli army's claim of a failed rocket launch. News organizations initially blamed Israel, citing claims by the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry.
On Tuesday night, October 17, an explosion at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital rocked Gaza City. Almost immediately, news organizations— Reuters, the AP, New York Times, & the Washington Post— blamed Israel, citing claims by the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry. But Israel denied… https://t.co/ZeVmJN68SH https://t.co/W8dVRvIvoK
An Al Jazeera digital investigation found no grounds for the Israeli army's claim that the strike on the al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza was caused by a failed rocket launch. https://t.co/DQsrBXfwmL
The Israeli and Palestinian authorities have traded blame for a catastrophic explosion on Tuesday at a hospital in Gaza City which Palestinian officials say has left hundreds dead. Here's what we know. https://t.co/ZjT561p2zA
The media must do better. Worldwide reporting immediately took Hamas statements as fact in that devastating hospital explosion, and now we are finding out it was a Palestinian terrorist group’s “errant rocket”. https://t.co/VzdF1AJ7Tm
The explosion at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza led to both sides accusing each other and protests across the region. @NickSchifrin examined the intelligence assessments of who's to blame with Marc Garalasco of @PAXforpeace. https://t.co/u8ayDkhCAE
Israel, US & independent security experts cast doubt on Palestinian claims that an Israeli airstrike was responsible for a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital compound. Prelim evidence indicates a Palestinian rocket caused the explosion at Gaza hospital https://t.co/ITVUT6cNbj
The explosion at Al-Hali Hospital in Gaza, tragically killing dozens, highlights the grave actions of Palestinian terrorist organizations using their own people as shields. Furthermore, many international media outlets, including prominent ones, have disregarded journalistic… https://t.co/7bUM8t82aB https://t.co/bu7I8g7T6k