GAZA — The Israeli army issued a statement on Saturday
justifying the airstrike that targeted the
Orthodox Christian Church of St.Porphyrius in Gaza two days ago, resulting in the deaths of approximately 12
Christian and Muslim refugees. They claimed that any damage caused by the
airstrike was "unintended collateral damage."
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The statement went on to say that Israeli warplanes had
targeted the command and control center of Hamas in the
Zaytoun neighborhood,
which was involved in launching rocket and mortar attacks towards Israel,
Khaberni reported.
According to the Israeli army, this command center was used
for attacks on Israel and was located within a civilian-populated area.
The statement emphasized that any damage caused by the airstrike was unintended, and they alleged that they could not deny the church
was the intended target of the attack.
The statement also accused Hamas of deliberately locating
its operational facilities in civilian-populated areas, using the people of
Gaza as human shields.
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