The Hamas-run government in Gaza said that Israeli airstrikes struck residential blocks in the Jabalia refugee camp for a second day, amid a global outcry over the swelling number of civilian deaths and disregard for international humanitarian law by Israeli forces.
Dozens of people were reportedly killed on Tuesday when Israeli fighter jets bombed residential areas in the camp on the outskirts of Gaza city, resulting in scenes of collapsed concrete and mangled corpses.
The death toll from today’s attack remains unknown. The Israeli military said it had targeted the camp to kill Ibrahim Biari, a top commander who allegedly helped plan Hamas’ Oct. 7 rampage in Israel that killed over 1,400 Israelis, mainly civilians, marking the deadliest day in the Jewish state’s history.
Interviewed on CNN, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Richard Hecht made no effort to deny the attack, saying that Israel had sought to minimize civilian deaths but that it was “the tragedy of war.” Hecht noted that Israel had been telling “civilians that are not involved with Hamas, please move south.” Israel says that the Jabalia camp is a nerve center for Hamas.
