Israel–Gaza–Iran WarMiddle East Regional War

Al-Ahli hospital blast; information war intensifies

_Middle East

Summary

An explosion at Al-Ahli Arab hospital killed hundreds of people. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike; Israel produced evidence pointing to a misfired Islamic Jihad rocket. The incident became a case study in the information war accompanying the conflict, with early reporting from both sides severely distorted.

BBC's fact-check of the competing narratives and the evidence each side presented.

How the fog of war and deliberate disinformation made accurate reporting nearly impossible in the conflict's early weeks.

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