Munitions made in the United States were used in the deadly Israeli strike on a displacement camp in Rafah on Sunday, a CNN analysis of video from the scene and a review by explosive weapons experts has found.
At least 45 people were killed and more than 200 others injured after a fire broke out following the Israeli military’s strike on the outskirts of Gaza’s southernmost city, most of them women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and Palestinian medics. Footage obtained by CNN showed swathes of the camp in Rafah in flames, with scores of men, women and children frantically trying to find cover from the nighttime assault.
” Ball also concluded that while there is a variant of the GBU-39 known as the Focused Lethality Munition which has a larger explosive payload but is designed to cause even less collateral damage, this was not the variant used in this case. “The FLM has a carbon fiber composite warhead body and is filled with tungsten ground into a powder. Photos of FLM testing have shown objects in the test coated in tungsten dust, which is not present ,” he told CNN.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Israeli Military Suspects Hamas Munitions Caused Deadly Rafah FireSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
Israel says it has munitions it needs for Rafah operationIsrael’s limited military incursion into Rafah has meanwhile already complicated what had been months of efforts by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt to broker a cease-fire and the release of hostage…
Read more »
US paused munitions shipment to Israel over Rafah invasion worriesIsrael has ordered the evacuation of 100,000 Palestinians from the city. Israeli forces have also carried out what it describes as “targeted strikes” on the eastern part of Rafah and ca…
Read more »
CNN’s, NYT’s Sanger: Netanyahu ‘Probably Right’ About Needing Rafah Operation to Destroy HamasSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
United Nations chief is 'appalled' by escalating military activity in RafahThe U.N. says rocket attacks by Hamas, military operations by Israel and attacks by Israeli settlers on aid trucks bound for Gaza are all hindering the delivery of aid.
Read more »
Israel keeps changing storyline on Rafah massacre as global fury mountsIsrael's fluctuating narrative regarding the bombing of Tal al Sultan camp for internally displaced Palestinians on May 26 — killing at least 45 people and wounding more than 250 — finds few takers and is fuelling skepticism worldwide.
Read more »