A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said it might share intelligence or raw data with the world to prove that Israel is not responsible for the attack on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza as Israel claims.

IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said “maybe" when pushed about releasing more information.

“We’re in the progress of declassifying. I cannot promise yet that we will but maybe because of the importance and because what is at stake here that may happen,” Conricus said.  

When asked if the IDF was 100% certain that it was not an IDF missile strike that hit the hospital in Gaza, Conricus said he is “as certain as anybody in war can be with millions of pieces of information flying around."

"But after a very serious review, I can say that is the information that we have now we are confident and the information that we have says this was a failed launch by Islamic Jihad," he said.

Later, Israeli military spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the IDF has communications between militants in Gaza “saying this is an Islamic Jihad event” as well as drone footage showing the strike impact on the hospital’s parking lot, but not the hospital itself. Hagari said the IDF will soon release that footage and audio of the intercepted communications.

Hagari could not confirm whether Islamic Jihad deliberately carried out the attack or whether a rocket misfired – but he did note that the strike took place as a large barrage of rockets was launched from the Gaza Strip.

In response to a question about if there were IDF missile strikes in the vicinity or blocks within the hospital in Gaza, Conricus said: “Not as far as I’m aware.”  

Hagari also said that no IDF strikes of any kind took place in the vicinity of the hospital at the time of the explosion.

Hagari said the IDF had one “Air Force event” around the time of the strike, but said it was not near the hospital and was carrying ammunition that does not match the UAV footage of the strike on the hospital parking lot.

Some other context: While Israel says "IDF does not target hospitals,” the United Nations and Doctors Without Borders say during the past 10 days, Israeli airstrikes have struck medical facilities, including hospitals and ambulances. 

Officials in Gaza blame Israel for the hospital attack, while IDF says it was Islamic Jihad's "failed rocket launch" and denies it was behind the hit.