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Tlaib Triples Down: Congresswoman Sticks to Hamas Hospital Narrative, Calls for Investigation

posted by Hannity Staff - 10.24.23

Despite multiple media outlets and the Biden White House stating that last week’s explosion near a Gazan hospital was the work of terrorist group Islamic Jihad, squad Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is calling for an independent investigation of the matter.

Tlaib continues to stand by her claim that Israel was responsible for the blast.

“Media outlets and third-party analysts have raised doubts about claims and evidence offered by both Israel and the Gaza Ministry of Health, and I agree with the United Nations that an independent investigation is necessary,” Tlaib told Haaretz on Monday. “I cannot uncritically accept Israel’s denials of responsibility as fact, especially in light of confirmation from the World Health Organization that Israel has bombed numerous medical facilities in Gaza and reports from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society of ongoing threats from the Israeli military to evacuate hospital.”

She continued, “Both the Israeli and United States governments have long, documented histories of misleading the public about wars and war crimes – like last year’s Israeli military assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh and the false claims of weapons of mass destruction that led our country into the Iraq War – and cannot clear themselves of responsibility without an independent international investigation. This debate should not distract us from the urgent need for a ceasefire to save innocent civilian lives.”

Six days later, Talib’s post on X is still up claiming Israel carried out the attack. Community notes has added context, saying “AP’s analysis shows that the rocket that broke up in the air was fired from within Palestinian territory, and that the hospital explosion was most likely caused when part of that rocket crashed to the ground.”