U.S. intelligence officials have stated that the deadly blast at Gaza's Al-Ahli hospital was likely caused by a rocket launched by Palestinian militants, rather than Israeli munitions. The explosion was attributed to "catastrophic motor failure" of the rocket, which caused the warhead to land in the hospital compound. The officials used signals intercepts, video sources, photographs, and geolocation technologies to reach this conclusion. They also concluded, with low confidence, that the Palestine Islamic Jihad extremist group was responsible for the launch. The officials stated that there was no evidence supporting the claim that Israeli munitions caused the blast.

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