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Almost half of all bombs that were dropped Israel over the Palestinian enclave of Link since last October 7th, they have been unguided devices, also known as “dumb bombs”, according to a US intelligence report. U.S which was released this Thursday.
According to CNN, which published the exclusive, the evaluation was compiled by Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It reveals that around 40-45% of 29,000 air-to-ground munitions what Israel used so far have not been guided. The rest were precision-guided munitions.
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CNN explained that Unguided munitions are typically less accurate and can pose a greater threat to civiliansespecially in an area as densely populated as Linkwhere 2.4 million people live in an area of 360 square kilometers.
Thus, the news channel concludes that the pace at which Israel are using these “stupid bombs” may be contributing to the rising number of civilian deaths. According to the latest balance offered by the Gaza Ministry of Health, Israeli bombings have left more than 18,600 people dead, half of them children, 50,100 injured and 1.8 million displaced.
On Tuesday, the President of the United States, Joe Bidensurprised to say that Israelgreat ally of your country, is losing support for its “indiscriminate bombings” and that the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should change its government from far-right parties, opposed dialogue with the Palestinians and the two-state solution.
The next day, the Department of State of the United States continued with the theme and criticized the “impact” on the civilian population of Israel’s bombings in Gaza.
On the same Wednesday, Netanyahu He stated that his Army the war will continue “until the end, until victory, until the destruction of Hamas.”
While the Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen maintained that The war against Hamas will continue “with or without international support”.
CNN consulted Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson, Nir Dinaron the assessment of US intelligence. “We do not address the type of ammunition used”answered.
The American channel cited the main Keren HajioffIsraeli spokesman, who said this Wednesday that “as an army committed to international law and a code of moral conduct, We are dedicating vast resources to minimize harm to civilians forced by Hamas to play the role of human shields.. Our war is against Hamasnot against the people of Link”.
CNN consulted experts who said that if the intelligence claim of U.Sof what Israel is using unguided bombs on a large scale, this will undermine the official Israeli version that they are trying to minimize civilian casualties.
“I am extremely surprised and worried…It’s bad enough to use weapons when they are precisely aimed at their targets. “It’s a huge civilian harm problem if they don’t have that precision, and if you can’t even give the benefit of the doubt that the weapon is actually landing where the Israeli forces intended,” said Brian Castner, a former nuclear weapons disposal officer. ammunition. Explosive Weapons (EOD) told CNN that he is now Amnesty International’s senior crisis advisor for weapons and military operations.
Marc Garlasco, a former United Nations military analyst and war crimes investigator who served as head of high-value targets on the Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2003, told CNN that Using unguided munitions in a densely populated area like Gaza greatly increases the chances of missing the target and civilians are harmed in the process.
This Thursday, the National Security Advisor of the United States, Jake Sullivanhe met with Netanyahu and his war cabinet in Jerusalem.
Before his trip, Sullivan told The Wall Street Journal that would discuss a timetable for ending the war and that he will ask the Israeli authorities “to move to a different phase of the high-intensity operations we see today”.
In turn, the spokesperson for the National Security Council John Kirbysaid on Wednesday that Sullivan will discuss with the Israelis “efforts to be more surgical and more precise and reduce harm to civilians.”
Also at the international level, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly this week in favor of a non-binding call for a ceasefire in Link.
But despite Biden’s opinion on Tuesday, The United States refuses to support calls for a ceasefire, even voting against it at the UN.
CNN reported that it is unclear what type of unguided munition it is using Israel, although experts have noted that the Israeli army used M117 bombs that appear unguided. The Air Force of Israel posted photos of fighter jets armed with what appeared to be M117 bombs on the social media site X in October, Brian Castner said.
U.S It also delivered unguided munitions to Israel, including 5,000 Mk82 bombs, a source with information on the recent arms transfers told CNN.
CNN stated that The United States provides Israel with systems that can transform “dumb bombs” into “smart” bombsincluding the joint direct attack munitions guidance system and family glide bomb sets spice.
U.S has provided approximately 3,000 JDAMS to Israel since October 7, CNN previously reported, and the administration told Congress it planned to transfer $320 million worth of Spice Family kits.
Despite everything, the Biden administration has no plans to impose conditions on the military aid it provides to Israel, CNN reported.
Source: Elcomercio
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