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Coverage dated October 16, 2023 to October 18, 2023

What to Know About Islamic Jihad, the Group Israel Accuses of Striking Gaza Hospital

Headline from Bloomberg

Islamic Jihad is smaller than Hamas and — at least until Oct. 7 — had been considered more radical

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18 articles, oldest first.

  1. Legal Insurrection

    Gaza Hospital Explosion – IDF Says Islamic Jihad Misfired Rocket At Fault (Updated) (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    "According to intelligence information, from several sources we have, the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization is responsible for the failed shooting that hit the hospital."

  2. ABC 7 San Francisco

    What is Palestinian Islamic Jihad? Israel blames group for Gaza hospital blast (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    What is Palestinian Islamic Jihad? The group is "committed to the destruction of Israel," the National Counterterrorism Center said.

  3. Newsweek

    Islamic Jihad appears to admit hospital blast in video: "It's from us?" (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Israel Defense Forces says its audio captures a conversation between Hamas militants expressing surprise that Palestinian Islamic Jihad was behind the blast.

  4. New York Times

    Islamic Jihad, the group Israel blamed for the hospital blast, is an armed group often aligned with Hamas. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Like Hamas, the group receives support from Iran in funding and weapons.

  5. Wall Street Journal

    What Is Islamic Jihad? What to Know About the Group Israel Blames for Gaza Hospital Blast (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Israel says an explosion at a hospital compound in Gaza was caused by a stray rocket fired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, also known as Islamic Jihad, the second-most powerful Palestinian mil

  6. New York Post

    Inside the Islamic Jihad, the group blamed for the attack on a Gaza hospital (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a lesser-known terrorist organization working in coordination with Hamas, has been blamed for a deadly attack on a hospital in Gaza City.

  7. The Guardian

    What is Palestinian Islamic Jihad and what is its relationship with Hamas? (opens The Guardian)

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    Israel claimed it has evidence the explosion at al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza was caused by the group

  8. Washington Post

    What is Islamic Jihad, the group Israel blamed for Gaza hospital strike? (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The U.S. has labeled the Sunni Muslim militant group a foreign terrorist organization. It is smaller than Hamas but shares a belief that Israel should be destroyed.

  9. Bloomberg

    What to Know About Islamic Jihad, the Group Israel Accuses of Striking Gaza Hospital (opens Bloomberg)

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    Islamic Jihad is smaller than Hamas and — at least until Oct. 7 — had been considered more radical

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.