Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to investigate a deadly airstrike on southern Gaza that killed at least 45 people, according to Gaza officials.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged a deadly airstrike on the southern Gaza city of Rafah was a “tragic mistake” Monday, multiple outlets reported, as Israel vows to investigate the attack that left at least 45 people dead according to officials in the Gaza Strip—and as Israel faces increasing pressure over its war against Hamas in Gaza.Key Facts
Netanyahu spoke on the attack in a speech on Monday, calling it a “tragic error,” according to a translation by Israeli outlet Haaretz.
At least 45 people were killed and 200 more wounded in the Israeli Defense Forces’ attack on southern Gaza, which struck a camp where displaced Palestinians were seeking refuge, multiple outlets reported, citing footage of the strike and witnesses on the ground—some of whom described intense fires and charred bodies.
According to Israeli officials, the strike was intended to kill Hamas officials, and an operational assessment of the target area showed civilians would not be harmed in the strike (the IDF also said in a tweet the strike took place outside of a designated humanitarian area in the densely populated Gaza Strip).
