French military intelligence has determined that an Israeli strike was not behind the bombing of Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital in Gaza. Yet there are those who remain persistently biased against Israel, even in the face of overwhelming evidence. Canada’s Justin Trudeau is one of those, at least as of this writing. Despite IDF proof that was good enough even for Joe Biden, and even after Canadian military intelligence also determined that the strike was “caused by an errant rocket fired from Gaza,” Trudeau now remains “oddly quiet,” following his initial rush to blame Israel.
“French military intelligence says Israeli strike not behind Gaza hospital blast,” by John Irish, Reuters, October 20, 2023:
PARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) – A blast at a Gaza hospital was not the result of an Israeli missile strike, but likely caused by a misfiring Palestinian rocket, the French military intelligence directorate (DRM) said on Friday.
Palestinian officials said 471 people were killed in the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital on Tuesday. Gaza’s health ministry blamed an Israeli air strike, while Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by militants.
“There is nothing that allows us to say that it is an Israeli strike, but the most likely (scenario) is a Palestinian rocket that had a firing incident,” the DRM said.
An unclassified U.S. intelligence report seen by Reuters on Thursday said it judged that Israel was not responsible for the blast and estimated the death toll at 100-300 people.
According to the DRM, the impact crater was too small to have been caused by an Israeli missile.
“The most likely hypothesis is a Palestinian rocket, which exploded with a charge of about 5 kilos,” the DRM told reporters, adding that Palestinian groups had small-calibre rockets with that sort of explosive charge.
The DRM does not usually release such information, but on the instruction of President Emmanuel Macron decided to make its findings public given the contrasting accounts about who is responsible….
Hoi Polloi says
Not expecting to see US congressional lawbreakers, or university indoctrinators of youth, or killers in surgical gear, or media terrorist supporters ever admit this and give up what they claimed was justification for their violence.