Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:45am on 04 Nov 2023,Saturday International
The New York Times analysis indicates Israel dropped at least two 2,000-pound bombs in a strike on Jabaliya, northern Gaza that killed and wounded hundreds of civilians. Israel said it targeted a Hamas commander, fighters, and tunnel networks for weapons and militants. Using such large bombs in the densely populated area raised proportionality questions on whether the military objective justified civilian casualties. Impact craters match the underground explosions these bombs produced. They may have had delayed fuses for greater destruction depth. Israel claimed it struck an underground bunker, but without site access, it's unconfirmed if tunnels existed. Israel defends the strike, but the heavy civilian toll furthers international criticism of its Gaza bombing tactics.
