British Prime Minister Rishi Shunak announced on Monday that after an investigation into the explosion of a rocket at the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza, they can conclude that it was fired from the strip itself.

The incident left nearly 500 dead and the immediate response from several countries was to condemn Israel and name the alleged perpetrator.

“Based on the in-depth knowledge and analysis of our intelligence services and weapons experts, the British government assesses that the explosion was likely caused by a rocket, or part of it, launched from Gaza towards Israel,” he said. Sunak in the House of Commons.

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The “misinformation” spread about that incident, the head of government added, has had a “negative impact on the region”, undermined “vital US diplomatic efforts” and caused “tensions” in the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom thus joins the United States and France in attributing the rocket to Gaza. During a visit by Joe Biden last week, he supported the Israeli version and even told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “it looks like the other team did it, not you.”

Canada was also one of the countries that ultimately accepted the United States’ conclusion through the National Defense Department.

The attack on Israel on October 7 was “motivated by hatred, but also by Hamas’s fear that a new balance could emerge in the Middle East, a balance that would leave old divisions behind and offer hope for a new way forward.” safer and more prosperous,” he declared.

About 500 people are killed in a bombing of a hospital in Gaza. The origin of the rocket that attacked this shelter site is unclear

Sunak cited the Abraham Accords between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, as well as “the normalization of (Israeli) dialogue with Saudi Arabia.”

“We absolutely support these steps and believe they can lead to even greater efforts. But we must never lose sight of how essential the two-state solution is,” the Prime Minister emphasized. (JO)