JERUSALEM, Israel – Spain and Norway plan to recognize a Palestinian state Tuesday with East Jerusalem as its capital.
It comes as the United Nations Security Council convenes about an incident in Rafah.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel after the Rafah incident.
“In Rafah, we have already evacuated about a million non-involved residents and despite our best efforts not to harm the non-involved, unfortunately, a technical failure happened last night. We are investigating the case, we will present the conclusions, because this is our policy”.
The Israel Defense Forces investigation is still ongoing but the IDF released a graphic showing the strike took place outside the humanitarian zone set up to take Gazans out of harm’s way. They took several steps to reduce the risk to uninvolved civilians and used precision munitions.
A video online purports to show that a Hamas jeep loaded with ammunition and weapons contributed to the destruction with secondary explosions.
The strike targeted two senior Hamas terrorists who directed terror attacks in Judea and Samaria.
Israeli Government Spokesman Avi Hyman stated, “According to initial reports, a fire broke out after the attack. These terrorists were hiding underground, and it would appear that there were civilian casualties. We’re looking
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