Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also visited the frontlines, rallying a group of Golani soldiers near the Gaza border and telling them Israel was on its way to a major victory.
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm Daniel Hagari said the families have been notified and stressed that the number will likely rise as the military gets new information.
The report came hours after the Israeli Defense Forces announced that it killed Rafat Abu Hilal, the highest commander of Gaza's Popular Resistance Committees.
IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus while reiterating the Israeli PM statement that the Islamic Jihad was behind the explosion in Hospital said that the preliminary analysis from their side suggests that the "rocket" exploded in the car parking and seems like no one was killed in the incident
"Trajectory analysis from the Barrage of Rockets confirms that the rockets were fired close proximity to the hospital. In addition, there are two independent videos which show the failure of the rocket launch and the continuation of rocket flight towards the ground within the Gaza stream
On the attack at a hospital in Gaza, the spokesperson of Israel Defence Forces (IDF), RAdm. Daniel Hagari confirmed that an analysis by the IDF operational systems indicates that a barrage of rockets was fired by terrorists in Gaza, passing in close proximity to al-Ahli Hospital there.
After an explosion that struck Gaza hospital on Tuesday and killed hundreds of people, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel Defense Forces operational systems have indicated that rockets were fired by terrorists in Gaza.
A Nepali national, one of many admitted to Be'er Sheva Hospital near the Gaza border, expressed his longing for family and home. He urged governments to resolve the situation promptly, highlighting the distress faced by those caught in the crossfire.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday met Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reiterated its support to Israel in its ongoing war with Hamas, The Times of Israel reported.
The IDF posted on X, the entire hierarchy of Hamas and among them were the group's leader Ismail Haniyeh, Yehya Sinwar whom the Israeli military calls the hard-line leader of Hamas in Gaza, and El Deif, the alleged mastermind of the October 7 attack.
"The conflict between Israel and Hamas is not the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Hamas is a terrorist organisation and it has attacked Israel...Several commanders of Hamas have been killed. Hamas is on the back foot and Israel wants its hostages freed," he said.