Initial reports from Gaza claimed an Israeli strike in Jabaliya killed 7, including 4 kids until the IDF published video and radar data showing it was, indeed, an Islamic Jihad rocket aimed at Isralir citizens, misfired andkilled Palestinian children.
Times of Israel A rocket launched by Palestinian terror operatives Saturday misfired and hit a Palestinian home in the Strip’s north, killing several people including children, Israeli military officials said.
Initial reports from Gaza claimed an Israeli strike in the Jabaliya refugee camp had killed seven civilians, including four children. Photos circulating on social media showed seven body bags.
But military officials said the Israel Defense Forces had not conducted any airstrike in the area in recent hours, and that rocket detection systems had shown the rocket launch and then explode inside the refugee camp.
“On our radar, we see the launch and impact and can see it was them failing and hitting themselves,” a spokesman said.
A second official added: “We have videos that prove beyond any doubt that this is not an Israeli attack. It has been unequivocally proven that it was a failed Islamic Jihad rocket launch.”
On Sunday morning, the IDF published a video showing what it said showed the failed rocket launch. The video showed a barrage of rockets launched from the coastal enclave at Israel, and one which falls short.
Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s international spokesperson, Keren Hajioff, released a video statement, saying: “Tonight, Islamic Jihad terrorists fired a rocket towards Israel which fell short inside Gaza, hitting a Palestinian home in the Jabaliya neighborhood and tragically killing at least four children. There is video documenting the entire thing. There was no Israeli activity in the Gaza Strip, in that area or at that time.
Tonight, Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza fired a rocket towards Israeli children, but ended up killing Gazan children instead.
This is the truth about what happened ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/sLVLWlU0tS
— Keren Hajioff (@kerenhajioff) August 6, 2022
Israeli media outlets initially aired a video shared on social media that it said appeared to show the failed launch, citing the time and location it was taken. But it did not match up with the video published by the IDF.
The Head of the Prime Minister’s Office’s Public Diplomacy Directorate Elad Tene added: “All fire by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization is a double war crime: it is shooting at civilians, and using Gazan civilians as human shields.
“This incident is an example of Islamic Jihad harming the residents of Gaza. All harm to innocent civilians is tragic.”
Jack Rider says
The PIJ committed a war crime in launching misfiles against Israel’s civilian population and a second war crime when their missile misfired killing arab children near the launch site. A terrorist group that launches such attacks would also have no problem in lying about it.
Linda Rivera says
Vile, Despicable MUSLIM LIARS
Barbarian Savage, Warlord Mohammad’s Quran WAR BOOK Against Non-Muslims calls Mohammad’s DEATH GOD, the Greatest Deceiver.
Mohammad’s Cruel God of DEATH, DESTRUCTION and ETERNAL DARKNESS, instructs Muslims to LIE to, and DECEIVE Non-Muslims.
LYING to, and DECEIVING Non-Muslims is an Extremely Important ISLAMIC WAR STRATEGY.
It’s why it’s committing National Suicide for NON-Muslim nations to believe anything Muslims say.
Quran (8:67) – “It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war until he had made a great slaughter in the land…”
Quran (8:59-60) – “And let not those who disbelieve suppose that they can outstrip (Allah’s Purpose). Lo! they cannot escape.
Quran (8:65) – “O Prophet, exhort the believers to fight…”
Quran (9:5) – “So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captive and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush…..
Az gal says
Liars, like their “prophet” Mohammed.
mosckerr says
Nah. Just another Arab refugee revolt.