The Israeli military says it had no involvement in an explosion that killed hundreds of people at a Gaza City hospital and that the blast was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket.
Updated: Israel denies involvement in deadly Gaza hospital blast, says explosion caused by Islamic Jihad
Fair points. Although, I thought it was a shitty rocket that hit a fuel or ammo depot and set off some series of events? I’m trying to wrap my head around the magnitude of the damage.
The analysis I heard earlier today was that after the engine failure the rocket would essentially have the trajectory of a brick. It would have detonated its warhead on impact as expected, but it would also cook off all the remaining fuel since it clearly didn’t reach the intended destination.
Fair points. Although, I thought it was a shitty rocket that hit a fuel or ammo depot and set off some series of events? I’m trying to wrap my head around the magnitude of the damage.
The analysis I heard earlier today was that after the engine failure the rocket would essentially have the trajectory of a brick. It would have detonated its warhead on impact as expected, but it would also cook off all the remaining fuel since it clearly didn’t reach the intended destination.
I see. And it would have landed in the hospital courtyard, I presume. Curious to see what the investigations uncover in the coming days.