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Palestinian Family of 8 Was Killed by Palestinian Rocket, Not Israeli Airstrike


(AP-Times of Israel) Israeli military officials say an explosion that killed eight members of a Palestinian family on the first day of the recent fighting in Gaza was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket, not an Israeli airstrike. Lt.-Col. Jonathan Conricus, a military spokesman, says the rocket launched in Gaza fell inside Gaza and killed "almost an entire family....This wasn't an Israeli attack." A senior military officer says the incident was investigated and Israel did not strike the Beit Hanoun area that night.
2021-05-27 00:00:00
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