Israel attributes the bombing of the Al Ahli hospital to a failed Islamic Jihad missile

MADRID, 17 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) assured this Tuesday that the explosion at the Al Ahli hospital, located in the north of the Gaza Strip, was caused by a failed missile launched by Islamic Jihas, a terrorist organization that supported the Hamas offensive against Israel on October 7.

"According to the analysis of the IDF operational systems, a barrage of enemy rockets was launched towards Israel, which passed through the vicinity of the hospital, when it was hit," the Israeli Army reported in a statement in which it assures that "several "Intelligence sources" attribute the authorship to Islamic Jihad.

The authorities of the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), have reported hours before the death of at least 500 people after an Israeli attack on the aforementioned Al Ahli hospital. The WHO has reported that the center was still operational and wounded, health personnel and internally displaced people were taking refuge there.

On October 7, Hamas launched an air and land attack against Israel that left at least 1,400 dead and took the opportunity to take some 200 people hostage. Islamic Jihad supported the Palestinian militia offensive. Israel shortly later announced an operation in response to what happened.