TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a “tragic mistake” was made in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a camp housing displaced Palestinians and, according to local officials, killed at least 45 people.

The strike only added to the surging international criticism Israel has faced over its war with Hamas, with even its closest allies expressing outrage at civilian deaths. Israel insists it adheres to international law even as it faces scrutiny in the world’s top courts, one of which last week demanded that it halt the offensive in Rafah.

“Despite our utmost efforts not to harm innocent civilians, last night there was a tragic mistake,” Netanyahu said Monday in an address to Israel’s parliament. “We are investigating the incident and will obtain a conclusion because this is our policy.”

Mohammed Abuassa, who rushed to the scene in the northwestern neighborhood of Tel al-Sultan, said rescuers “pulled out people who were in an unbearable state.”

“We pulled out children who were in pieces. We pulled out young and elderly people. The fire in the camp was unreal,” he said.

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    6 months ago

    Does glass ng mean attacking civilians? I don’t know. But if you say war is bad etc etc, then we would’ve been living in a whole different nazi world.

    The answer to ruthless indiscriminate killing of civilians is more ruthless killing of oppressors.

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        6 months ago

        Wait really? I thought glassing means beating up people with a broken bottle

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          6 months ago

          No, it’s when you bomb the shit out of something so much that only glass remains. It’s usually referring to nukes because they get hot enough to turn sand to glass.

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            6 months ago

            Same. I’m literally getting downvoted for asking it’s meaning lol