Since the attack on the hospital in Khan Yunis, where at least 20 people, including five journalists from, among others, Reuters, AP, and Al Jazeera, were killed, several new details about the course of events have emerged.
Earlier in the week, CNN reported that the hospital was hit by three projectiles, not two as originally reported.
Two stairwells were hit
Now, a further examination, this time from BBC, shows that it is actually a matter of at least four impacts. In video clips published by the British public service company, smoke can be seen rising from two separate stairwells in the hospital building.
One stairwell, located in the eastern part of the building, was the site where the first projectile struck. Several minutes later, when medical personnel and journalists arrived on the scene to help the victims, the stairwell was hit by projectiles two and three in quick succession, which is believed to have been the deadliest part of the attack.
According to the BBC, the second stairwell, which is located on the north side of the hospital, was hit almost simultaneously with the first projectile striking the eastern stairwell.
Exactly what type of projectiles are involved has not been established. But Israeli media point out that it could be a matter of shelling from tanks. On satellite images from the relevant day, which have been examined by the BBC, Israeli armored vehicles can be seen that were close enough to hit the hospital buildings.
No evidence for Israel's claims
Since the attack has been met with harsh criticism from the outside world, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went out on Monday evening and called it a "tragic accident".
On Tuesday, a day and a half after the incident, Israel's military claimed that they had "discovered a camera placed by Hamas in the Nasser Hospital area and that the camera was used to monitor Israel's forces' activities - and to direct terrorist acts against them".
These allegations have in turn been denied by the hospital.
The military, which also claims to have killed six "terrorists" in the attack, has so far not presented any basis for its claims.
