Netanyahu Acknowledges ‘Tragic Mistake’ in Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a “tragic mistake” led to the death of civilians in a tent city in Rafah during an Israeli airstrike earlier this week. Mr. Netanyahu did not elaborate on the error. Israel’s military initially said it had carried out a precise airstrike on a Hamas compound on May 26, killing two senior militants. As details of the strike and fire emerged, the military said it had opened an investigation into civilian deaths. “Despite our utmost efforts not to harm innocent civilians, last night there was a tragic mistake,” Mr. Netanyahu said on May 27 in an address to Israel’s parliament, according to a translation....