US says 'imagery, intercepts' show Israel not behind attack against hospital in Gaza

WASHINGTON

The White House cited Wednesday an "analysis of overhead imagery, intercepts and open source information" for its "current assessment" that Israel is not "responsible" for an attack on a hospital in Gaza.

"While we continue to collect information, our current assessment, based on analysis of overhead imagery, intercepts and open source information, is that Israel is not responsible for the explosion at the hospital in Gaza yesterday," National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson wrote X.

The statement came after US President Joe Biden, who is visiting Israel, told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the attack "was done by the other team, not you."

When asked by reporters what made him confident the Israelis were not behind the hospital strike, Biden responded: “The data I was shown by my defense department."

The Israeli military shared a radar map on X, alleging it proves that the Islamic Jihad movement struck the hospital and a rocket launched from the besieged Gaza Strip fell short of its intended target and hit the facility.

The Israeli military claimed the map demonstrated the paths of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip.

At least 471 people were killed in the Israeli airstrike on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, which was widely condemned by leaders and international institutions, and sparked protests across the region.

WASHINGTON

The statement came after US President Joe Biden, who is visiting Israel, told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the attack "was done by the other team, not you."

When asked by reporters what made him confident the Israelis were not behind the hospital strike, Biden responded: “The data I was shown by my defense department."

The Israeli military claimed the map demonstrated the paths of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip.

At least 471 people were killed in the Israeli airstrike on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, which was widely condemned by leaders and international institutions, and sparked protests across the region.