'Squad' members rush to push Hamas propaganda about Gaza hospital blast: 'The gravest of war crimes'

Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) rushed to promote Hamas propaganda on Tuesday over allegations that a Gaza hospital was struck by the Israeli Defense Forces.

On Tuesday afternoon, Hamas authorities claimed an IDF airstrike struck the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, killing over 500 people. The allegations triggered sharp condemnations from the Arab world despite no evidence proving that Israel was responsible for the strike.

Tlaib and Omar quickly joined the chorus of those rebuking Israel.

• Tlaib: "Israel just bombed the Baptist Hospital killing 500 Palestinians (doctors, children, patients) just like that. [President Biden] this is what happens when you refuse to facilitate a ceasefire & help de-escalate. Your war and destruction only approach has opened my eyes and many Palestinian Americans and Muslims Americans like me. We will remember where you stood."
• Omar: "Bombing a hospital is among the gravest of war crimes. The IDF reportedly blowing up one of the few places the injured and wounded can seek medical treatment and shelter during a war is horrific."

Their reaction, which remains published on X, appears to be a premature rush to judgement that promoted Hamas propaganda.

The IDF fiercely denied it was responsible for the blast or that the military had been conducting airstrikes in the region of the hospital. IDF officials said a failed rocket launched by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza struck the hospital. Not only does video footage appear to show that a failed rocket did fall back into Gaza just seconds before the hospital was struck, but the IDF released audio of two Hamas personnel discussing the failed rocket. (Click here for more evidence.)

On the other hand, Hamas did not release any evidence proving the IDF was behind the strike. There is also no evidence proving the number of casualties Hamas claimed.

Meanwhile, when day broke over Gaza Wednesday morning, the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital was still standing.

Pictures from the scene prove the hospital itself was not struck; whatever projectile hit the hospital compound actually struck a parking lot and courtyard. There is little to no structural damage to buildings, and, most importantly, there is no crater, near-certain evidence that IDF ordinance was not responsible for the blast.

Importantly, President Joe Biden said Wednesday that, based on American intelligence, "the other side" — not Israel — was responsible for the blast at the hospital.

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