Israeli Military Admits Airstrike Likely Endangered Civilians in Gaza Strip

The Israeli military has admitted its forces likely endangered civilian noncombatants during an airstrike in the Gaza Strip this week in which dozens of casualties were reported. Israeli aircraft carried strikes on the central Gaza Strip town of Maghazi on Dec. 24 and 25, including at least one strike on a refugee camp operated by […]. The Israeli military has admitted its forces likely endangered civilian noncombatants during an airstrike in the Gaza Strip this week in which dozens of casualties were reported. "A preliminary investigation revealed that additional buildings located near the targets were also hit during the strikes, which likely caused unintended harm to additional uninvolved civilians," the IDF added. The Israeli side told Sky News it "regrets the harm caused to uninvolved civilians and is acting to draw conclusions and learn lessons from this event." Gaza War to Last Months, Israel Army Chief Says Hamas Official ‘Welcomes’ Canada’s Call for Ceasefire, Saying It Contributes to Israel’s ‘Isolation’ NTD News reached out to the IDF for further details about the types of munitions used in the strike but did not receive a response by press time. The Israeli side has offered few of their own assessments about the number of civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip, including those arising from Israeli actions. NTD News asked the IDF for its assessment of how many civilians may have been injured or killed in the Sunday strike in the Maghazi refugee camp but did not receive a response. In its statement to Sky News, the IDF said further reviews of the Sunday strike in Maghazi would be handled by the IDF General Staff’s Fact Finding and Assessment Mechanism, "which is responsible for investigating exceptional events that occur during combat."