The Guardian: Israel used a 500 -pound bomb to bomb a café in Gaza news

An investigation of the British Guardian newspaper reported that the Israeli army used a 500 -pound bomb (230 kilograms) when he attacked a seashore cafe in the Gaza Strip last Monday.

The investigation said that the used bomb is a random weapon that causes a massive wave of explosion and spread shrapnel on a large area.

The newspaper quoted legal experts that the large hole left by the explosion is evidence of the use of a large and powerful bomb such as “MK-82”, which is one of the ammunition used widely in air campaigns during the past decades.

Experts told the newspaper that the use of such ammunition, despite the fact that there are a large number of civilians, including children, women and the elderly, are most likely illegal and may constitute a war crime.

The fragments of the weapon from the ruins of Al-Baqa’a Café, which were depicted by the Guardian, were identified as parts of the “MK-82” bomb.

The newspaper quoted the Israeli army as saying that the cafe attack was under review, and that it had taken steps before the raid to reduce the risk of hurting civilians.

According to medical officials and others, between 24 and 36 Palestinians were martyred in this attack and dozens were injured, including a well -known movie maker, a 35 -year -old housewife, and a 4 -year -old child. Among the injured are a 14 -year -old child and a 12 -year -old girl.

International law, based on the Geneva Conventions, states that the military forces are prohibited from launching attacks that lead to “crosses in the lives of civilians” that are excessive or inappropriate “with the expected military advantage.

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Although what is acceptable is subject to interpretation, the experts confirmed that a targeting causes the killing of this number of civilians to be justified unless the goal to be destroyed is very great of the importance of the conflict.

The targeted cafe consisted of two floors, an open upper surface and a ground floor with wide windows overlooking the beach, and its entrances were clearly visible from the air.

“The Israeli army did not clarify who was the target, but he indicated that he used air control to reduce civilian victims, which means that he knew that the cafe was crowded with customers at the time of the strike,” said Jerry Simpson of Human Rights Watch.

He added: “The army also knew that the use of an air bomb of this size would lead to the killing and mutilation of many civilians. Using a weapon of this size in a clearly crowded cafe that makes this attack most likely illegal, incompatible or random, and must be investigated as a war crime.”

For his part, Dr. Andrew Ford, Assistant Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Dublin, stated that “the attack is shocking,” adding: “When heavy ammunition is used in a crowded civilian region, the best targeting systems in the world cannot prevent random results that violate the Geneva Conventions.”

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“It is almost impossible to justify the use of this type of ammunition in this context. If we are talking about 20, 30, or 40 civilian victims, this can only be justified if the goal is a huge amount Exceptional circumstances. ”

Trefor Paul, an arms researcher and a former expert in the dismantling of the American army explosives, identified a piece of the tail and another of the thermal battery, saying that it indicates the use of the MBR 500 or MK-82 bomb.

It is noteworthy that the Israeli army possesses a wide arsenal of munitions, and often uses much smaller munitions in accurate strikes against individual targets in Gaza, Lebanon, and even its recent attacks on Iran.

It is noteworthy that the package cafe was established about 40 years ago and was considered a well -known entertainment destination for young people and families in Gaza, and provides simple drinks of tea, soda and biscuits.

It should be noted that the port area where the cafe is located was not covered by any of the evacuation orders issued by the Israeli army to warn the population of military operations.