Improper munition said cause of high death toll in strike on Gaza’s Maghazi

An Israeli strike that killed dozens of people in the Maghazi camp in the center of the Gaza Strip earlier this week was carried out using improper ordnance, a military official tells the Kan public broadcaster, with the military appearing to take responsibility for the strike.

“The type of munition did not match the nature of the attack, causing extensive collateral damage which could have been avoided,” the official says.

According to Hamas health authorities in Gaza, some 70 people were killed in the strike late Sunday. While the toll cannot be verified, Associated Press journalists at a nearby hospital say they watched frantic Palestinians carry the dead, including a baby, and wounded following the strike.

In response to the Kan report, an IDF spokesperson tells the broadcaster, “The IDF regrets the harm to those who were uninvolved and is working to learn lessons from the incident.”