💠Israel Used ‘U.S.-Made Weapons’ in Rafah Massacre💠
Thursday 30 May 2024Year 1959 Number 12267 / Kayhan English newspaper
💠Israel Used ‘U.S.-Made Weapons’ in Rafah Massacre💠
WASHINGTON (Dispatches) – A CNN analysis of a deadly Israeli air strike on a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah has found that U.S.-made munitions were used in the attack.
Sunday’s attack on an overcrowded group of tents in the southern Gaza Strip city killed at least 45 people and injured hundreds.
Footage of the aftermath, including images of a headless child, caused shockwaves across the world, sparking condemnation even by European states allied to Israel.
Video shows chaotic scenes, with panicked survivors running for safety amid the charred bodies, as rescuers and medics try to pull them from the wreckage. It also contains clues as to the weaponry used in the attack, which was analyzed by CNN teams.
The U.S. news network first matched details shown in the footage, such as the location signs strewn in the wreckage of the attack, to known details about where it took place, namely the Kuwait Peace Camp.
After geolocating the footage, explosive weapons experts confirmed that remnants of the American-manufactured GBU-39 diameter bomb (SDB) were present.
The GBU-39 is a high-precision bomb “designed to attack strategically important point targets”, explosive weapons expert Chris Cobb-Smith told CNN.
“Using any munition, even of this size, will always incur risks in a densely populated area,” Cobb-Smith, a former British army artillery officer, added.
Another weapons expert, Trevor Ball, explained that the piece of ammunition used to attack the camp is a part of the U.S.-made GBU-39.
“The warhead portion [of the munition] is distinct, and the guidance and wing section is extremely unique compared to other munitions,” Ball said.
“Guidance and wing sections of munitions are often the remnants left over even after a munition detonates. I saw the tail actuation section and instantly knew it was one of the SDB/GBU-39 variants,” said Ball, a former U.S. army ordnance disposal team member.
He also explained that in Israel’s attack on the Rafah camp a variant that causes less collateral damage was used, rather than the Focused Lethality Munition (FLM), which results in larger explosions.
Serial numbers recovered at the scene were also matched to the bomb manufacturers in California, CNN said.
The U.S. denies knowing the manufacturer of the munitions used against the displaced Palestinians in Rafah.
The U.S. has shown unconditional support for the Zionist regime since it began its military assault on Gaza, providing it with arms despite the large-scale devastation caused by Zionist troops.
On 15 May, U.S. President Joe Biden told key lawmakers that the U.S. would send over $1bn in additional arms and ammunition to Israel, as reported by the AP.
The major transfer of military aid, initially reported by the Wall Street Journal, comes a week after the White House paused a single transfer of 1,800 2,000-pound (907kg) bombs and 1,700 500-pound (227kg) bombs to Israel, citing concerns over the lives of civilians in Gaza.
It is not known whether this was part of a previous existing arms sale or something new.
💠Israel Used ‘U.S.-Made Weapons’ in Rafah Massacre💠
WASHINGTON (Dispatches) – A CNN analysis of a deadly Israeli air strike on a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah has found that U.S.-made munitions were used in the attack.
Sunday’s attack on an overcrowded group of tents in the southern Gaza Strip city killed at least 45 people and injured hundreds.
Footage of the aftermath, including images of a headless child, caused shockwaves across the world, sparking condemnation even by European states allied to Israel.
Video shows chaotic scenes, with panicked survivors running for safety amid the charred bodies, as rescuers and medics try to pull them from the wreckage. It also contains clues as to the weaponry used in the attack, which was analyzed by CNN teams.
The U.S. news network first matched details shown in the footage, such as the location signs strewn in the wreckage of the attack, to known details about where it took place, namely the Kuwait Peace Camp.
After geolocating the footage, explosive weapons experts confirmed that remnants of the American-manufactured GBU-39 diameter bomb (SDB) were present.
The GBU-39 is a high-precision bomb “designed to attack strategically important point targets”, explosive weapons expert Chris Cobb-Smith told CNN.
“Using any munition, even of this size, will always incur risks in a densely populated area,” Cobb-Smith, a former British army artillery officer, added.
Another weapons expert, Trevor Ball, explained that the piece of ammunition used to attack the camp is a part of the U.S.-made GBU-39.
“The warhead portion [of the munition] is distinct, and the guidance and wing section is extremely unique compared to other munitions,” Ball said.
“Guidance and wing sections of munitions are often the remnants left over even after a munition detonates. I saw the tail actuation section and instantly knew it was one of the SDB/GBU-39 variants,” said Ball, a former U.S. army ordnance disposal team member.
He also explained that in Israel’s attack on the Rafah camp a variant that causes less collateral damage was used, rather than the Focused Lethality Munition (FLM), which results in larger explosions.
Serial numbers recovered at the scene were also matched to the bomb manufacturers in California, CNN said.
The U.S. denies knowing the manufacturer of the munitions used against the displaced Palestinians in Rafah.
The U.S. has shown unconditional support for the Zionist regime since it began its military assault on Gaza, providing it with arms despite the large-scale devastation caused by Zionist troops.
On 15 May, U.S. President Joe Biden told key lawmakers that the U.S. would send over $1bn in additional arms and ammunition to Israel, as reported by the AP.
The major transfer of military aid, initially reported by the Wall Street Journal, comes a week after the White House paused a single transfer of 1,800 2,000-pound (907kg) bombs and 1,700 500-pound (227kg) bombs to Israel, citing concerns over the lives of civilians in Gaza.
It is not known whether this was part of a previous existing arms sale or something new.
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