I doubt it will change the time-is-up message coming from Iran and Syria, but let the record show that this documentation is out there:
Israel's Defence Forces have released a slew of evidence they claim proves an overnight explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of people was caused by a misfiring rocket launched by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
In an audio clip procured by Israeli military intelligence, two alleged Hamasterrorists can be heard discussing the explosion and confirming the rocket came from Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) - an independent jihadist group.
'They are saying (the rocket) belongs to Palestinian Islamic Jihad. It's from us?' one alleged Hamas member asks in the clip provided by Israel's military intelligence.
'This is the tragic result of firing rockets from densely populated neighborhoods,' the IDF said.
And finally, IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari showed a series of infrared images, satellite photos and intelligence documents he said proved the damage caused at the hospital could not possibly have come from an Israeli strike.
He explained the images showed there was no structural damage to buildings around the Al-Ahli hospital, no craters in the adjacent car park, and no debris consistent with an air strike, implying a direct hit from an Israeli missile would have caused far more destruction.
'The walls stay intact. There are no craters in the parking lot. These are the characteristics that show it was not an aerial munition that hit the parking lot,' he concluded.
He also pointed out images of what he claimed was shrapnel on the roof of nearby buildings, suggesting the rocket fell apart in the air and sprayed its detritus across a larger area.
Hagari said Hamas knew the hospital blast was caused by an Islamic Jihad rocket but launched a 'global media campaign' to blame Israel.
The evidence was published amid a torrent of fury from Hamas, the Arab world and Israel's foes over the explosion, with Iran declaring last night that Israel's 'time is up' and Tehran-backed terror group Hezbollah calling for a 'day of rage' after Gaza's Health Ministry said some 500 people died in the blast.
Alas, in a war the momentum of which is still gathering, the incident started shaping events even before proof of the cause was disseminated. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman snubbed Antony Blinken in Riyadh, and Jordan cancelled its summit of Arab leaders, which Biden was planning to attend.
Churchill's quip about the different speeds a which lies and truth make their way around the world comes to mind here.
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