Recovered Gaza Document Says Islamic Jihad Fired Defective Rockets That Killed Gazans

Overview

• Kan Reshet Bet reported on January 27 that a document found in Gaza and analyzed by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center details internal acknowledgments of rocket failures.
• The summary describes a Beirut meeting between a Hamas official identified as “Ahmed” and PIJ military chief Akram al-Ajouri.
• According to the document, al-Ajouri said, “We’re at war, and even if a thousand people are killed by friendly fire, that’s the price of war.”
• The reports say Hamas leadership was enraged that many PIJ rockets fell inside Gaza and killed civilians.
• Coverage ties the Al-Ahli Hospital courtyard blast to a PIJ rocket based on footage aired by Al Jazeera and released by the IDF, and the document also notes a claim that PIJ used IRGC blueprints to build its rockets.