Payam Javan: Conflicting narratives surround a devastating blast at Gaza City’s al-Ahli hospital, where the Israeli military denies involvement in an incident that claimed hundreds of lives. The military contends that the explosion was triggered by a misfired rocket from a terrorist organization affiliated with Hamas, challenging the accusations made by the Gaza Health Ministry, under Hamas control, which attributed the carnage to an Israeli air strike, condemning it as a “horrific massacre.”

Amidst the tragedy, a complex web of regional dynamics unfolds as Israeli forces point the finger at Islamic Jihad, a radical Palestinian group sharing ideological similarities with Hamas. This incident underscores the volatile situation in the region, where tensions between different factions play out, each vying to control the narrative and assign blame in the aftermath of a devastating event.