'According to the IDF, the strike was not intended to harm any civilians and it had carried out steps ahead of the attack to ensure that no women or children were in the Hamas compound.'
IDF Investigation: Rafah Blast That Killed Civilians Caused by Secondary Explosions in Hamas Weapons Dump
“Despite our efforts to minimize civilian casualties during the strike, the fire that broke out was unexpected and unintended…Our investigation seeks to determine what may have caused such a large fire to ignite.“The IDF did not target the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood. The target of the airstrike was a Hamas terror compound —The targeted strike in Rafah, 1.7 km from the humanitarian area, used precise munitions carrying 34kg of explosives to eliminate 2 senior Hamas terrorists.
The military suspects that the munitions or some other combustible substance it was unaware of caused a secondary explosion and a fire to spread in a complex housing displaced Gazans in Rafah, killing dozens of Palestinian civilians, following an airstrike targeting two top Hamas terrorists in the area.
Israeli fighter jets also used two small munitions in the strike, each with a 17-kilogram warhead , in an attempt to prevent any civilian casualties, given the close proximity to the camp for displaced Palestinians, the military said. “Hamas has been holding our hostages in Rafah, which is why our forces are operating in Rafah. Hamas is holding our hostages in living hell across our border in Gaza, including in Rafah. We will not stop fighting for their freedom.”The Israeli ground troops, supported by the air force, were locating and destroying Hamas’s terrorist fighting capabilities in the stronghold. “IDF troops continue operational activity in the area of Rafah.
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