{"id":1198,"date":"2025-07-14T15:08:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/logicalware.net\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2025-07-15T19:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T19:24:19","slug":"israel-malfunction-to-blame-for-fatal-strike-on-children-collecting-water-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/logicalware.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/14\/israel-malfunction-to-blame-for-fatal-strike-on-children-collecting-water-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel: \u2018Malfunction\u2019 to blame for fatal strike on children collecting water in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Israeli military said Sunday a deadly strike near a water distribution site in Gaza was a result of a \u201ctechnical malfunction\u201d during an operation targeting an operative of the Islamic Jihad group, according to Israeli news outlets<\/a>.<\/p>\n The strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp resulted in at least 10 deaths, including children, the Times of Israel reported. <\/p>\n \u201cEarlier today a strike was carried out targeting a terrorist operative from the Islamic Jihad organization in the central Gaza Strip. Due to a technical malfunction in the munition, it struck dozens of meters away from the intended target,\u201d the Israeli military said in a reported statement.<\/p>\n It said it was \u201caware of reports of casualties in the area as a result\u201d and \u201cthe details of the incident are still being reviewed.\u201d<\/p>\n The Israeli military said it targets enemy combatants and \u201cmakes every effort to minimize harm to uninvolved civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe IDF regrets any harm caused to noncombatants,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n Multiple U.S. and international outlets reported the strike occurred as children were collecting water at the distribution site. Al Jazeera reported seven children were killed.<\/p>\n Gaza’s health ministry said this weekend that more than 58,000 Palestinians<\/a> have been killed in the war, with at least 32 people killed Sunday alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Israeli military said Sunday a deadly strike near a water distribution site in Gaza was a result of a \u201ctechnical malfunction\u201d during an operation targeting an operative of the<\/p>\n