Israeli and American officials have based their case on an errant Palestinian rocket, which malfunctioned in the sky, fell to the ground and hit the hospital. Using satellite imagery to triangulate the launch point in those videos, NYT determined that the projectile was fired towards Gaza from near the Israeli town of Nahal Oz shortly before the deadly hospital blast. The videos show that from 6:59pm on October 17, barrages of Palestinian rockets are fired from two positions southwest and northwest of the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital. NYT also noted that “more than 25 seconds elapse between the final Palestinian rocket and the hospital explosion.”An earlier report by BBC News also came to a similar conclusion. Experts interviewed by National Public Radio (NPR) also concluded that the visual evidence doesn’t support a standard Israeli airstrike.

Source: New York Times October 26, 2023 12:02 UTC