Rocket Misfired by Palestinian Terror Group to Blame for Hospital Blast That Killed Hundreds: IDF

A blast at a Gaza hospital that reportedly killed hundreds of people was caused by a rocket misfired by a Palestinian terror group, the Israeli military said.

People gather around bodies of Palestinians killed in an explosion at the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza after they were transported to Al-Shifa hopsital, on Oct. 17, 2023. Dawood Nemer/AFP via Getty Images

The Israeli military said that a massive blast that reportedly killed hundreds at a Gaza City hospital on Tuesday was not caused by an Israeli air strike, as the Hamas terror group alleged, but by a rocket misfired by another terrorist organization affiliated with Hamas.

The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 500 people were killed in an explosion at the al-Ahli hospital and blamed an Israeli air strike for the carnage, calling it a “horrific massacre.”