Palestinian Islamic Jihad knowingly fired faulty rockets in Gaza, killing many Palestinians

"Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza knowingly launched defective rockets throughout the course of the Israel-Hamas War, killing 'a thousand' Gazans, KAN Reshet Bet reported on Tuesday, citing a document recovered from the Gaza Strip.

The Foreign Ministry later confirmed the authenticity of the document, sharing it on X/Twitter. According to the report, the document, which contains a summary of a Beirut meeting between a Hamas official and Akram al-Ajouri, the head of PIJ’s al-Quds Brigades, was investigated by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. The al-Quds Brigades is Palestinian Islamic Jihad's military wing.

According to the document, which reveals that Hamas leaders were upset that so many PIJ rockets were falling short inside of Gaza and killing Palestinians, reveals that Hamas viewed the problem as an issue damaging public perception within Gaza.

Ajouri: If a thousand are killed, that is the price of war

According to the document's transcript, Ajouri replied to the concern during the Beirut meeting, saying, ‘We are at war. And even if a thousand people are killed by friendly fire, that is the price of war.’

KAN noted that the senior Hamas official mentioned in the document, codenamed ‘Ahmed,’ told Ajouri, ‘Your rockets are falling on people's homes in broad daylight, and this has happened repeatedly.’..."