The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said late Tuesday night that a failed Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket attack struck the Gaza hospital that killed more than 500 people.

The army spokesperson said that “an analysis of IDF operational systems indicates a barrage of rockets was fired by terrorists in Gaza, passing in close proximity to the hospital at the time it was hit. Intelligence from a few sources that we have in our hands indicates that the Islamic Jihad is responsible.”

The office also told the media that Israel is in possession of audio recordings in which Islamic Jihad members say out loud that they are responsible for the explosion.

The IDF took two hours to confirm their security assessment before announcing that the Islamic JIhad was responsible for the explosion.

The IDF also called out Qatar-funded Al Jazeera for blaming the explosion on Israel. “Check your own footage before you accuse Israel. 18:59 – A rocket aimed at Israel misfired and exploded. 18:59 – A hospital was hit in Gaza. You had one job,” the IDF said on X, quoting Al Jazeera English’s post.

“The entire world should know: It was barbaric terrorists in Gaza that attacked the hospital in Gaza and not the IDF. Those who brutally murdered our children also murder their own children,” Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said in a post on X.

“An analysis of IDF operational systems indicates that a barrage of rockets was fired by terrorists in Gaza, passing in close proximity to the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza at the time it was hit. Intelligence from multiple sources we have in our hands indicates that Islamic Jihad is responsible for the failed rocket launch which hit the hospital in Gaza,” the PM said in an another post.

“At around 19:00 this evening, a failed rocket launch was shown live on air on Al Jazeera. The rocket was launched and fell in Gaza causing an explosion. They don’t only kill our children, they also kill their own,” opposition leader Yair Lapid said on X.