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2023-10-20 20:39:57 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6862E2E23553A2B0E32129334204035CA8C9EEEEE7DF651D4D99D25DFFEBDAA2
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Al Jazeera is a Qatari state-owned outlet, whose journalist independence has been questioned by the U.S. government, and Qatar hosts the political office of Hamas, one of the combatants. Furthermore, U.S. intelligence indicates the explosion was indeed a failed rocket. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/05/wikileaks-cables-al-jazeera-qatari-foreign-policy https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/10/17/qatar-a-us-ally-and-hamas-base-hopes-to-maintain-its-balancing-act_6181877_4.html https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-tries-to-back-up-claims-it-didnt-attack-gaza-hospital-a8cc3405
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