
Israeli Bomb May Have Set Off Secondary Blasts that Harmed Civilians in Rafah: IDF Spokesman
An Israeli military spokesman has gone public with an active theory that it was secondary explosions, not the initial Israeli bomb blast, that resulted in civilian injuries and deaths following a strike in Rafah on Sunday night. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described civilian deaths following a May 26 Israeli airstrike in Rafah as a “tragic mistake” and vowed the Israeli government would investigate the incident further. Israeli officials are now actively reviewing the strike. Addressing members of the press on Tuesday, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman and Rear Adml. Daniel Hagari indicated one theory Israeli authorities are pursuing is that the Israeli strike set off a secondary source of explosive or flammable material located near the intended Israeli target and that it was this material and not an Israeli bomb that set off deadly explosions and fires that swept through a nearby tent encampment with civilians....
