Israel is not responsible for the strike on a hospital in Gaza which left hundreds dead last Tuesday, concluded “with a high degree of certainty” the Minister of National Defense, Bill Blair, based on a analysis of the Canadian Armed Forces.
The conclusion was drawn from an assessment of the damage caused by the explosion to the hospital complex, which includes adjacent buildings and the area surrounding the hospital, as well as to the trajectory of the munitions.
Tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to examine the explosion, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command determined “with a high degree of certainty” that Israel “did not attack Al-Ahli Hospital,” it said. argue the Minister of National Defense in a press release released Saturday evening.
“The most likely scenario is that the strike came from an errant rocket fired from Gaza,” Bill Blair added.
Justin Trudeau has so far refused to attribute blame for the explosion to anyone, preferring to wait for definitive conclusions.
Excluding Israel, he follows in the footsteps of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, who, with supporting documents, had endorsed on Wednesday the version of the Israeli army according to which the strike was caused by a missed shot from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
“False version,” says Hamas
For its part, Hamas blamed the explosion on the Jewish state, accusing it of promoting “a false version that has nothing to do with reality.”
According to the terrorist movement, the strike could only be carried out using a military arsenal that only Israel has.
The death toll was also contested in the wake of the bombing. Hamas had put forward the figure of 500 dead, a figure doubted by American intelligence, which places the toll “between 100 and 300”.
The Minister of National Defense promised that the Canadian government would “continue to provide updates as new information becomes available.”
“Canada is deeply saddened by the loss of life caused by the explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. We reiterate our sincere condolences to all those who have lost loved ones,” concluded Minister Blair.