.ON THE EVENING of Oct 17th a blast struck al-Ahli hospital in Gaza Urban area. 1000s of private citizens had actually been shielding there certainly, along with the ill. Palestinian representatives state that hundreds perished. Hamas, the militant team that operates Gaza, and many Arab countries blamed Israel. Israel's crowd, pointing out drone footage as proof, pointed out that the explosion was caused by a malfunctioning spacecraft discharged by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), yet another militant group. PIJ, which works in the West Banking Company and Gaza, refused the charge. On Oct 18th, on a check out to Israel, President Joe Biden likewise criticized "the various other crew", supporting Israel's profile. What is PIJ and what hazard performs it pose within this dispute?