A Times Investigation Tracked Israel’s Use of One of Its Most Destructive Bombs in South Gaza
During the first six weeks of the war in Gaza, Israel routinely used one of its biggest and most destructive bombs in areas it designated safe for civilians, according to an analysis of visual evidence by The New York Times. The video investigation focuses on the use of 2,000-pound bombs in an area of southern Gaza where Israel had ordered civilians to move for safety.
Ultimately, the investigation identified 208 craters in satellite imagery and drone footage. Because of limited satellite imagery and variations in a bomb’s effects, there are likely to have been many cases that were not captured. But the findings reveal that 2,000-pound bombs posed a pervasive threat to civilians seeking safety across south Gaza.
In response to questions about the bomb’s use in south Gaza, an Israeli military spokesman said in a statement to The Times that Israel’s priority was destroying Hamas and “questions of this kind will be looked into at a later stage.” The spokesman also said that the I.D.F. “takes feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm.”
Watch the video, it’s very informative, well done and heart wrenching.
✱ About 50% of Gaza’s population is facing emergency levels of food insecurity, while more than half a million Palestinians — about 26% of the population — have exhausted their food supplies and are facing catastrophic conditions, the IPC report said.
✱ “Virtually all households are skipping meals every day,”
✱ More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war began. The health system has also largely collapsed, with only nine of the 36 hospitals in the enclave partially operational, according to the World Health Organization.
