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submitted 1 year ago by Stamau123@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

President Joe Biden was asked by a reporter in Israel on Wednesday what made him confident that the Israelis weren't behind the explosion that killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday.

Biden responded that it was "the data I was shown by my Defense Department."

Two U.S. officials told ABC News the Pentagon independently concluded the Gaza hospital blast was likely caused by an errant Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket that fell short of its target.

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[-] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago

Uh, did you miss this part?

Two U.S. officials told ABC News the Pentagon independently concluded

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

The embedded tweet:

While we continue to collect information, our current assessment, based on analysis of overhead imagery, intercepts and open source information, is that Israel is not responsible for the explosion at the hospital in Gaza yesterday.

So the investigation isn't concluded, there might not have even been an official investigation, and all they're saying is Israel "isn't responsible".

None of what OPs headline claims.

[-] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

That's a tweet from the white house national security council. That's completely independent of the article's claim that two pentagon officials gave them info.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

So those two officials haven't officially said it...

And even if they did say it to journalists, there's nothing to back it up?

[-] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago

What exactly are you trying to get at? I've literally rebuked every claim you've made, but your stance just seems to boil down to "they are lying."

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I’ve literally rebuked every claim you’ve made

Many antivaxers and trump supporters have thought the same thing...

[-] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

Lmao okay buddy. Good job not answering my question.

[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Wow shocker the pentagon is defending its close partner in the war. Ill beleive them when they actually release evidence not just "The pentagon said so."

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