TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a “tragic mistake” was made in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a camp housing displaced Palestinians and, according to local officials, killed at least 45 people.

The strike only added to the surging international criticism Israel has faced over its war with Hamas, with even its closest allies expressing outrage at civilian deaths. Israel insists it adheres to international law even as it faces scrutiny in the world’s top courts, one of which last week demanded that it halt the offensive in Rafah.

“Despite our utmost efforts not to harm innocent civilians, last night there was a tragic mistake,” Netanyahu said Monday in an address to Israel’s parliament. “We are investigating the incident and will obtain a conclusion because this is our policy.”

Mohammed Abuassa, who rushed to the scene in the northwestern neighborhood of Tel al-Sultan, said rescuers “pulled out people who were in an unbearable state.”

“We pulled out children who were in pieces. We pulled out young and elderly people. The fire in the camp was unreal,” he said.

  • @[email protected]
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    121 month ago

    Israel’s atrocity is mass murdering civilians. Calling for the same as a response is horrible.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 month ago

        You know that glassing the country means nuking it, right?

        You do know civilians live in the country that they said to glass, right?

        You know that means ALL the civilians would die, right?

        Right?

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          21 month ago

          Yes, but in reality nobody is going to nuke anybody, and certainly not because a random internet user vents their frustration at the situation with a clearly metaphorical and exaggerated request. Your reply was an overly literal reading of the comment, like replying to “go fuck yourself” with “…you realize that’s not possible, right?”

          I simply replied to your literal interpretation with a literal interpretation of my own.

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            21 month ago

            You’re suggesting the complete displacement of every civilian in Israel, which is pretty fucked.

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                  11 month ago

                  Of course a nuked country will be a nuked country. That’s beside the point, moving the goalposts.

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                    11 month ago

                    I’m not sure what you think moving the goalposts means, but it doesn’t mean what you think it does.

                    I’m just pointing out the how horribly flawed your position is and responding to you moving the goalposts.