The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed Tuesday that the “double-tap” strike on Nasser Hospital, which killed at least 20 people, was aimed at what it believed was a camera positioned by Hamas.

It said an initial inquiry had found that troops from the Golani Brigade operating in Khan Younis had identified a camera “positioned by Hamas in the area of the Nasser Hospital that was being used to observe the activity of IDF troops, in order to direct terrorist activities against them.”

It offered no evidence to support the claim, which has been disputed by Hamas. “If this claim were true, there are many means to neutralize this camera without targeting a health care facility with a tank shell,” Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, told The Associated Press.

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