Israel says regrets 'unintended harm' to civilians in december 24 strikes that killed 106
The Israeli military said on Thursday that it had caused ‘unintended harm’ to ‘uninvolved civilians’ in two airstrikes in the central Gaza Strip on Dec. 24, which according to health officials in the enclave killed 106 civilians. It was a rare admission of fault regarding a specific event during a war that has so far claimed more than 20,000 lives, according to the Gazan health ministry.The Israeli military said in a statement that it ‘regrets the harm to uninvolved individuals, and is working to draw lessons from the incident‘. Referring to strikes in Al Maghazi neighbourhood, the military said that as part of its operations in the area, Israeli jets had struck two targets adjacent to where ‘Hamas operatives’ were located. An unidentified military official told Kan News, Israel's public broadcaster, on Thursday that an improper choice of weaponry was to blame. Israel has come under growing international pressure to scale back its heavy air and ground campaign in Gaza. Much of the criticism has been not just about the extent of the bombing, but also about the weapons being used, including US-provided 2,000-pound bombs that many military experts say are unsuitable for densely populated areas.
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