Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (27) that an airstrike in the Rafah area of southern Gaza, which killed 45 Palestinians, was not intended to cause civilian casualties and would be investigated.
“In Rafah, we have already evacuated around 1 million non-combatant residents and despite our utmost effort not to harm the non-combatants, something has unfortunately gone tragically wrong,” he said in a speech in parliament that was interrupted by shouts from parliamentarians. opposition.
“We are investigating the incident and will reach conclusions because that is our policy.”
The United States demanded this Monday (27) that Israel take all precautions to protect civilians after “devastating images” of Israeli military action.
“Israel has the right to go after Hamas, and we understand that this attack killed two Hamas terrorists who are responsible for attacks against Israeli civilians,” said a National Security Council spokesperson. “But as we have been clear, Israel must take all possible precautions to protect civilians.
“We are in contact with the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and partners on the ground to assess what happened and we know that the IDF is conducting an investigation.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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