Israel says improper munitions cause of high death toll in Maghazi attack
Al Jazeera
The admission by an Israeli official comes as Israel has been accused of using ‘dirty’ bombs on Gaza.
An Israeli military official has said that the high death toll from an attack on Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza was the result of the use of improper munitions, showing a spotlight on Israel’s military tactics that have created high numbers of civilian casualties.
Speaking to the Israeli public broadcaster Kan, a military official on Thursday said that the raid on Maghazi, which killed at least 70 people, used munitions that were not appropriate for a packed refugee camp.
“The type of munition did not match the nature of the attack, causing extensive collateral damage which could have been avoided,” the official told the Israeli Kan public broadcaster.
“The [Israeli army] regrets the harm to those who were uninvolved and is working to learn lessons from the incident,” the official added.
