“There is no intention for civilians to be targeted,” says Israeli army spokesperson

“It is clear that there is no intention, no desire for civilians to be targeted”said Israeli army spokesperson Olivier Rafowicz on Tuesday, May 28 surfranceinfo, while a strike in Rafah left 45 dead and 249 injured on Sunday evening, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health.

The bombing set fire to tents occupied by Palestinians in the Barkasat displaced persons camp, run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), in the northwest of Rafah. It’s about a “targeted strike against two Hamas terrorists”, repeated the reserve colonel. “We have to be extremely careful with the figures, we have to wait and check”he continued.

“In no case was the camp with tents with people the target of the IDF”explained Olivier Rafowicz, specifying that “the area is not a humanitarian zone”, contrary to what the Red Crescent claims. Since the October 7 attack, Israel has pursued its goal of annihilating Hamas. The deadly strike on Rafah came a few hours after rocket attacks, claimed by Hamas, on the Israeli metropolis Tel-Aviv from Rafah. The UN demands from the Israeli authorities “a complete and transparent investigation” on the strike.