A US official says a Gazan rocket that broke up mid-flight caused the explosion at the Al-Ahli hospital.
WASHINGTON: US intelligence officials have “high confidence” that an explosion at a Gaza hospital last week was caused by a Palestinian rocket that broke up mid-flight, and not by Israel, a US official said on Tuesday.
US president Biden said a day after the incident, while visiting Tel Aviv, that the explosion appeared to be the result of an errant rocket fired by a “terrorist group”, echoing Israel’s view. The officials said there was still uncertainty around the death toll and the number of injuries, the New York Times reported.
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