However, the rights group said further investigation was needed to determine who launched the apparent rocket and whether the laws of war were violated.
The watchdog released an investigative report on Sunday stating that a munition, not conclusively identified, hit a paved area inside the hospital compound where civilians sought shelter.
The
The rights group said it was unable to corroborate the significantly higher than other estimates count.
"It displayed an unusually high killed-to-injured ratio and appears out of proportion with the damage visible on site."
The incident sparked controversy and counter-accusations about who fired the bomb.
The Palestinian health ministry accused
"The victims and families of those killed or injured while seeking safety at the hospital deserve a full investigation to determine what happened and who was responsible," the rights group said.
"However, the sound preceding the explosion, the fireball that accompanied it, the size of the resulting crater, the type of splatter adjoining it, and the type and pattern of fragmentation visible around the crater are all consistent with the impact of a rocket," the nonprofit said.
"Evidence available to
The rights group said
A photo taken the evening of the explosion shows employees of the
A witness who was at the hospital on the evening of the explosion told
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