“Hamas had initially blamed the explosion on an Israeli air strike and responded with rocket fire.” Yet they will retain the moral high ground in the view of the terminally blinkered, no matter what.
An update on this story. “Hamas set off massive Gaza blast,” from the BBC, June 13 (thanks to Paul):
The armed wing of Hamas has admitted that a massive explosion in the Gaza Strip on Thursday was caused by militants preparing an armed operation.
Seven people, including a four-month-old baby were killed in the blast, in Beit Lahiya, in the north of the strip.
Hamas had initially blamed the explosion on an Israeli air strike and responded with rocket fire, but Israel denied any involvement….