Israel Not Responsible for Gaza Hospital Blast, US Assesses

The US government assesses that Israel is "not responsible" for the blast at a hospital in Gaza, based on available reporting and intelligence. The National Security Council (NSC) stated that the explosion was likely caused by an errant rocket or missile launch carried out by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), according to intelligence gathered from overhead imagery, intercepts, and open-source information. Israeli officials have released audio suggesting that Hamas militants attributed the blast to a rocket launched by PIJ. US intelligence officials are still gathering evidence and have not made a final assessment. British officials have not yet reached a conclusive judgment, but UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated that British intelligence services are working rapidly to establish the facts.