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AP visual analysis: Rocket from Gaza appeared to go astray, likely caused deadly hospital explosion

Headline from WHEC Rochester, on the newest of 3 developments

An Associated Press analysis of more than a dozen videos found that the deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital Tuesday was likely caused by a rocket fired from inside Palestinian territory that veered off course and broke up in the air before crashing back to the ground.

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  1. Gaza hospital explosion sparks anger and protests in Arab countries

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

  2. European intelligence source tells AFP: A maximum of 50 killed in Gaza hospital

    Headline from The Times of Israel ·

  3. Newest

    AP visual analysis: Rocket from Gaza appeared to go astray, likely caused deadly hospital explosion

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

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  1. News West 9

    Blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital; Hamas and Israel trade blame, as Biden heads to Mideast (opens News West 9)

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    News West 9's feed description

    If confirmed, the attack on the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Hundreds killed in Israeli air raid on Gaza hospital (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Palestinian health ministry says that at least 500 people have been killed in an attack on a hospital in central Gaza.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Gaza hospitals seemed a safe haven -- then carnage came (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    For tens of thousands of families in Gaza, hospitals became a refuge from seemingly endless Israeli shelling.Then came the strike Tuesday night on Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza, which the health ministry in the Hamas-ruled territory said killed at least 200 people.

  4. The Times of Israel

  5. ABC 7 New York

    Gaza Health Ministry says death toll in Gaza City hospital blast rises to at least 500 (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The Hamas-run Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip says at least 500 people have been killed in an explosion that it says was caused by an Israeli airstrike.

  6. The Guardian

    ‘They believed it was safe’: death toll rising after strike at Gaza hospital (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Health officials say blast killed at least 500 as footage shows fire engulfing medical centre owned by Anglican church

  7. WHDH Boston

    Hundreds protest in West Bank after hospital explosion in Gaza - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds

  8. ABC 13 Houston

    Blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital; Hamas and Israel trade blame as Biden heads to Mideast (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    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 Islamic Jihad rocket.

  9. Hot Air

  10. The Times of Israel

    Egypt blames Israel for blast at Gaza City hospital (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

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  11. NBC News

    'A massacre': Gaza hospital blast could be the deadliest of the war (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Israeli and Palestinian authorities blamed each other for the widely condemned attack on al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.

  12. Forbes

    Israel Denies Striking Gaza Hospital—After Palestinian Officials Blame Israeli Airstrike For Killing Hundreds (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Hamas accused Israel of hitting a hospital in Gaza City, killing hundreds, but Israel says a Palestinian militant group caused the strike.

  13. Pix11

    Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital kills hundreds of people, Health Ministry says (opens Pix11)

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    Pix11's feed description

    KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike Tuesday hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds. If c…

  14. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Israel says deadly Gaza hospital explosion caused by Islamic Jihad (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    The Hamas-run Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike caused the blast, killing some 500 people.

  15. The Times of Israel

  16. WSVN Miami

    After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads in region - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds

  17. Foreign Policy

    Deadly Gaza Hospital Bombing Kills Hundreds (opens Foreign Policy)

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    Foreign Policy's feed description

    Hamas blames Israel, but the Israeli military says it was a failed rocket launched by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

  18. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Over 500 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on hospital, Gaza Health Ministry says. Follow live updates (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza where it had told Palestinians to flee to ahead of an expected ground invasion, killing dozens of people on Tuesday in attacks it says are targeted at Hamas militants that rule the besieged territory.

  19. Wall Street Journal

    Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Hospital Kills More Than 500, Palestinian Officials Say (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Palestinian health officials said more than 500 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Gaza hospital in one of the deadliest single incidents of violence in the strip—hours before Presi

  20. Fox7 Austin

    Blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital; Hamas and Israel trade blame, as President Biden heads to Mideast (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike for the incident, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket fired by Islamic Jihad, a smaller Palestinian militant group allied to Hamas. The health ministry said at least 500 people were killed.

  21. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Hundreds killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital, Health Ministry says (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike Tuesday hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds.

  22. Townhall

  23. Wall Street Journal

    Israel Says Gaza Hospital Strike Caused by Rocket Fire From Palestinian Militant Group (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The Israeli military said a deadly explosion at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on Tuesday was caused by a rocket fired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, another militant group based in Gaza. The military cited "an analysis of \[Israel Defense Forces\] operations systems" showing the group fired a vol

  24. NPR

    The devastation after the Gaza hospital explosion that killed hundreds of people (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Hundreds of people have been killed in a huge explosion at a hospital in Gaza according to Palestinian officials and the World Health Organisation

  25. NBC Los Angeles

    Hamas and Israel trade blame after blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital ahead of Biden visit to region (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by Palestinian …

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