.ON THE EVENING of October 17th a burst attacked al-Ahli medical facility in Gaza Urban area. Thousands of private citizens had actually been shielding certainly there, together with the ill. Palestinian authorities state that hundreds perished.
Hamas, the militant group that works Gaza, and many Arab nations condemned Israel. Israel’s army, citing drone video footage as documentation, mentioned that the explosion was dued to a malfunctioning rocket fired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an additional militant team. PIJ, which functions in the West Financial Institution and Gaza, rejected the charge.
On Oct 18th, on a check out to Israel, President Joe Biden additionally pointed the finger at “the various other group”, backing up Israel’s account. What is PIJ and what danger performs it pose within this conflict?