Israel’s Military Spokesperson Has Denied It Bombed The "Safe" Camp In Rafah And Burned Palestinians Alive

The Israeli military’s spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, has denied Israel bombed a “safe” camp in Rafah and burned Palestinians alive.

In a statement, Hagari said that Israel’s “munition alone could not have ignited a fire this size.”

On Sunday May 26, Israel bombed a displacement camp in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafah that it had previously designed as “safe”, killing at least 40 Palestinians and injuring many more, mostly women and children.

The Israeli military took responsibility for the attack, saying the camp was a Hamas compound and that the strike was carried out with “precise ammunition and on the basis of precise intelligence.”

It was just one of 10 targeted attacks by the Israeli military on displacement centers in Gaza affiliated with UNRWA over 24 hours.But speaking on Tuesday May 28, Hagari denied Israel’s responsibility in the massacre.

“Following the strike due to unforeseen circumstances, a fire ignited tragically, taking the lives of Gazan civilians nearby. Despite our efforts to minimize civilian casualties during the strike, the fire that broke out was unexpected,” Hagari said.

Hagari then added that the strike was conducted with the smallest munition that Israeli jets can use.

“The strike was conducted using two munitions with small warheads suited for this targeted strike. We're talking about munition with 17 kilos of explosive material. This is the smallest munition that our jets can use.”

He stressed that Israeli munition alone couldn’t have ignited the fire and that they are still investigating.

“Our munition alone could not have ignited a fire of this size. I want to repeat it. Our munition alone could not have ignited a fire of this size. Our investigation seeks to determine what may have caused such a large fire to ignite,” he said.

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