.ON THE EVENING of October 17th a blast hit al-Ahli medical center in Gaza City. 1000s of civilians had actually been sheltering there, together with the sick. Palestinian officials state that hundreds died. Hamas, the militant team that works Gaza, as well as a number of Arab countries pointed the finger at Israel. Israel's army, citing drone video footage as evidence, said that the surge was dued to a malfunctioning spacecraft fired through Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), yet another militant team. PIJ, which operates in the West Banking Company and also Gaza, refused the claims. On Oct 18th, on a check out to Israel, Head of state Joe Biden likewise blamed "the various other team", supporting Israel's account. What is actually PIJ and what hazard performs it present in this particular disagreement?