{"id":2071463,"date":"2023-10-18T09:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T13:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-intelligence-releases-audio-of-hamas-discussing-misfired-hospital-strike-its-from-us\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T10:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:24:29","slug":"israeli-intelligence-releases-audio-of-hamas-discussing-misfired-hospital-strike-its-from-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-intelligence-releases-audio-of-hamas-discussing-misfired-hospital-strike-its-from-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli intel releases audio of Hamas discussing &#8216;hospital strike mishap: &#8216;Did we do it?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisraeli-intelligence-releases-audio-of-hamas-discussing-misfired-hospital-strike-its-from-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2071463&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Israeli military \u2062releases intercepted \u2064call as evidence in Gaza hospital bombing<\/h2>\n<p>The Israeli military has released \u2063audio of\u2064 a phone call between Hamas\u200c officials, claiming\u2062 it as proof that Israel \u2063was not responsible for \u2062the deadly bombing of a Gaza hospital. The strike \u2063occurred on\u200b Tuesday night, and Hamas quickly blamed Israel for \u2064the incident. However, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) strongly denied \u200bthe accusation, stating that\u2064 it was the result of an\u200b errant strike from a separate terrorist group in Gaza, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the IDF released an intercepted call between two Hamas operatives. In \u200bthe call, they can be heard discussing the claim that the strike was actually a failed PIJ rocket launched from a \u2062cemetery behind the hospital. The release of this clip not \u200conly demonstrates Israel&#8217;s intelligence-gathering capabilities but also has the potential to change how Hamas operatives \u200ccommunicate with each other.<\/p>\n<h3>Hamas inflates casualty count and launches\u2063 media campaign<\/h3>\n<p>The IDF spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel \u2063Hagari, stated that Hamas knew the \u2062strike came from Gaza but sought\u200c to capitalize on the immediate outrage of a hospital being hit and the <a title=\"Milley says Ukraine unlikely to retake all of its territory this year\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milley-says-ukraine-unlikely-to-retake-all-of-its-territory-this-year\/\">significant casualty count<\/a>. According to intelligence\u2063 reports, Hamas understood \u2063that it was a rocket misfired by the PIJ that damaged the hospital. Hagari also pointed \u200bout that there was no structural damage to the buildings around the hospital and no craters \u200bconsistent with\u2063 an\u200d airstrike in \u2063the area.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d IDF has tracked approximately 450 rockets that were launched from Gaza, malfunctioned,\u200c and landed within the strip. These rockets often fall short\u200c of Israel and cause casualties among Palestinian\u2063 civilians. Hagari emphasized that Palestinian civilians pay the price for these misfired rockets.<\/p>\n<h3>President Biden supports Israel&#8217;s version of events<\/h3>\n<p>President Joe Biden, who\u200b recently visited Israel to \u200creaffirm U.S. support, indicated \u2062that he agrees with Israel&#8217;s version of events. He expressed his sadness and outrage over the hospital explosion and stated that it appears to have\u2062 been done by the &#8220;other team.&#8221; Biden&#8217;s\u2062 meeting \u200dwith Prime \u200bMinister Benjamin Netanyahu was a strong show of support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Rashida Tlaib and\u200c Ilhan Omar released \u200bstatements blaming\u2062 Israel for the incident, but despite mounting evidence to the contrary, they have not\u2063 retracted their statements.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the release of the intercepted call and the IDF&#8217;s response shed new light on the Gaza hospital bombing and challenge the initial accusations against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>What questions does the use of the\u200b hospital \u2063by Hamas as a <a title=\"Israeli intel releases audio of Hamas discussing 'hospital strike mishap: 'Did we do it?'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-intelligence-releases-audio-of-hamas-discussing-misfired-hospital-strike-its-from-us\/\">weapons storage facility raise<\/a> \u200dabout the Israeli \u2063military&#8217;s targeting procedures and intelligence gathering capabilities?<\/h2>\n<p>Call, \u200done of the operatives can\u200d be\u200c heard discussing\u2062 the bombing of the hospital, expressing shock \u2064and disbelief at the incident. The \u2063intercept\u200b also revealed that \u2064the hospital was being used as a storage\u200c facility for weapons and military equipment.<\/p>\n<p>This intercept has been presented by\u2064 the Israeli military as evidence\u200c to \u200brefute \u2063Hamas&#8217;s claims and to highlight the use of civilian\u2062 infrastructure \u2062by Palestinian militant groups. The\u200c IDF \u2064argues that the\u200b hospital bombing was not \u2064a deliberate act by Israel, \u200dbut\u2062 rather an unintended consequence of the ongoing conflict, in which civilian infrastructure is often \u200dused \u2062by militant groups to shield their own \u2064activities.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b release of this intercepted call has\u2062 further fuelled the ongoing debate around the morality and legality of targeting civilian infrastructure \u2062in times of conflict. International humanitarian laws clearly state that \u200dhospitals and other \u200bmedical facilities are \u200bprotected spaces, and their deliberate targeting is considered a war\u200b crime. However, the Israeli military argues that the hospital was not intentionally targeted, but rather hit as a result of the chaotic and complex nature of military operations in <a title=\"IT BEGINS: Israel Calls Up Thousands Of Troops, Positions Heavy Machinery For Ground Offensive\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-begins-israel-calls-up-thousands-of-troops-positions-heavy-machinery-for-ground-offensive\/\">densely populated areas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military&#8217;s release of \u200dthe intercepted \u2063call aims to bring transparency to the incident and \u200dto counter the \u2062narrative that Israel deliberately targeted the hospital. By highlighting the use of the hospital by Hamas as \u2064a weapons storage facility,\u200c the IDF aims to\u200c shift the blame to \u200cthe\u200b Palestinian militant groups who exploit\u2064 civilian infrastructure for\u2062 their military activities.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics argue that this intercepted call\u2064 does\u2063 not absolve Israel of responsibility, as the \u200bIDF has a responsibility to\u2063 minimize harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure during military operations. The\u200d fact that the \u200bhospital \u2064was being used by Hamas in this \u200cmanner raises questions about the effectiveness \u200dof the IDF&#8217;s targeting procedures\u2062 and intelligence gathering capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the\u2063 timing\u2064 of \u200dthe release of this intercepted\u200d call has also invited scrutiny. Coming just a day after \u200cthe hospital bombing,\u2063 some argue\u2063 that it may be an attempt by \u2064the Israeli military to deflect criticism and shift the blame away from Israel. \u2063Others \u2064contend that the timing is simply a result of the necessary \u200bprocess of verifying\u2063 and analyzing\u200c intercepted calls before their release.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the \u200brelease of the intercepted call\u200d by the Israeli military is\u200d a significant development in the investigation of the hospital bombing in Gaza. It \u2064adds another layer of complexity to an \u2064already deeply contentious and tragic situation. As the investigation continues, it is essential for all parties involved to prioritize the protection of civilian lives and infrastructure, and to ensure accountability for any \u2064violations \u200cof <a title=\"How The Media Use And Abuse Interviews To Push Their Narrative\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-media-use-and-abuse-interviews-to-push-their-narrative\/\">international humanitarian law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Israeli military shared audio of a call between Hamas officials, asserting it as evidence that Israel was not responsible for the fatal bombing of a Gaza hospital. Occurring on Tuesday night, Hamas, designated a terrorist group by the U.S., promptly denied involvement, leaving the situation unresolved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2071464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Israeli intel releases audio of Hamas discussing &#8216;hospital strike mishap: &#8216;Did we do it?&#8217;","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2071463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Israeli intel releases audio of Hamas discussing &#8216;hospital strike mishap: &#8216;Did we do it?&#8217;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2071463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2071463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2071463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2071464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2071463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2071463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2071463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}