JERUSALEM: The Israeli army is investigating the likelihood that munitions saved close to a compound in Gaza hit by an air strike on Sunday (Might 26) could have caught fireplace, killing greater than 40 civilians, a spokesperson stated on Tuesday.
Chief army spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stated it was nonetheless unclear what set off the lethal blaze within the southern Gaza metropolis of Rafah, however added that the 17kg munitions used within the strike have been believed to be too small to have set off such a giant fireplace.
“We’re wanting into all potentialities together with the choice that weapons saved in a compound subsequent to our goal which we didn’t know of could have ignited on account of the strike,” he informed a televised briefing, including that footage of the incident indicated there have been secondary explosions following the strike.
