Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who’s accused of battle crimes, stated his nation’s bombing of Palestinian civilians in tents within the Rafah secure zone was a “tragic mishap.”
At least 45 individuals, principally ladies and kids, have been killed and almost 250 others injured in an Israeli strike on a camp for displaced individuals in Rafah on Sunday.
Speaking on the Knesset (Israel’s parliament), Netanyahu claimed that the civilian deaths occurred as Israeli forces focused Hamas members in Rafah.
“Despite our efforts not to hurt them, there was a tragic mishap. We are investigating the incident,” Netanyahu claimed.
The Israeli prime minister vowed to proceed the battle on Gaza regardless of worldwide outcry.
“I don’t intend to end the war before every goal has been achieved,” he stated.
Netanyahu denied accusations that his authorities was not negotiating in good religion to achieve a hostage trade cope with Hamas.
“Those who say they are not ready to stand up to the pressure raise the flag of defeat; I won’t raise any such flag, I will keep fighting until the flag of victory is raised,” he stated.
Netanyahu made his remarks as households of hostages gathered on the guests’ gallery within the Knesset holding up photos of captives held by Hamas.
Sunday’s assault in Rafah occurred close to the logistics base of the U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in Tal al-Sultan, in accordance with Gaza’s authorities media workplace.
The Israeli military had beforehand recognized the camp it bombed in Rafah as being “within the safe zones where displaced people were urged to head.”
An Israeli authorities spokesman claimed early Monday {that a} preliminary investigation confirmed that Palestinian civilians have been killed by a hearth that broke out in Rafah after the Israeli strike.
The assault has triggered a wave of condemnations from around the globe amid accusations of Israel of defying calls to halt its lethal offensive on the Gaza Strip.
Israel has killed greater than 36,000 Palestinians within the besieged enclave since a cross-border assault by Hamas on Oct. 7 final yr, which killed round 1,200 individuals.
The army marketing campaign has turned a lot of the enclave of two.3 million individuals into ruins, leaving most civilians homeless and susceptible to famine.
The assault comes regardless of a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that ordered Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah, the place over 1,000,000 Palestinians had sought refuge from the battle earlier than it was invaded on May 6.
Source: www.dailysabah.com