Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari revealed Saturday one-fifth of the terror rockets launched by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) against Israel have failed and fallen into the Gaza Strip.
“More than 550 rockets launched by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have failed, killing innocent civilians in Gaza,” Hagari said. “They are killing their own civilians.”
Since Oct 7, the IDF has identified about 550 failed launches fired by Hamas that landed inside Gaza.
The Hamas terrorist organization launches rockets from civilian infrastructure, areas and buildings in Gaza, injuring their own civilians. pic.twitter.com/qDmiKGD0bx
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 21, 2023
The issue of failed terrorist rockets came to the fore on Tuesday night after a rocket fired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad misfired and wrought destruction on the parking lot of the Al Ahli Hospital in northern Gaza.
The Gaza Health Ministry – which is under the control of Hamas – was quick to blame the explosion on an Israeli airstrike, claiming that the hospital had been destroyed and killed as many as 500 people.
Media Repeat Hamas Propaganda on Hospital Blast; Israel Shows Evidence Terrorist Rocket Responsible
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart NewsHowever, after investigations by the Israelis as well as multiple governments and intelligence agencies around the world, including the analysis of video and captured communications of Hamas fighters admitting the rocket was theirs, it was determined that the explosion was caused by the misfired PIJ rocket.
In the end only the parking lot was heavily damaged, and the fatalities caused by the accident were far less than the Hamas report alleged.
Breaking: IDF Spokesperson
From the analysis of the operational systems of the IDF, an enemy rocket barrage was carried out towards Israel, which passed through the vicinity of the hospital when it was hit.
According to intelligence information, from several sources we have,…
— Israel ישראל 🇱 (@Israel) October 17, 2023
An Islamic Jihad missile has killed many Palestinians at a Gazan hospital – a place where lives should be saved.
Shame on the media who swallow the lies of Hamas and Islamic Jihad – broadcasting a 21st century blood libel around the globe.
Shame on the vile terrorists in Gaza…
— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) October 17, 2023
A number of international news organizations, including the BBC, the New York Times, and the Associated Press, repeated the false claims made by Hamas and the Palestinian governmental organizations under their control.
Several days later, it doesn’t appear the news organizations that spread the false news promoted by Hamas have taken any public corrective action or disciplined any of the employees involved.
French Intelligence Finds Gaza Hospital Was Likely Struck by Palestinian Rocket, No Evidence For Israeli Strikehttps://t.co/ib23VDLGRX
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) October 21, 2023
Israel has been bombing Hamas and PIJ targets inside Gaza since the terror groups launched a brutal surprise attack against the Jewish state that killed more than 1,200 people.
In addition to the killings, Hamas operatives raped and brutalized hundreds of Israelis and kidnapped more than 200 people.
Editor’s Note: This story was updated to reflect a revised number on the death toll from the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel. The Israeli government estimate of 1,400 was revised to around 1,200, according to Reuters.
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