WASHINGTON August 11. 2024 (Saba) -Israel has used US-made precision-guided ammunition to bomb the Gaza City-based Tabeen School, CNN said on Sunday, as the attack left over 100 civilians killed.
According to weapons expert Chris Cobb Smith, the GBU-39, which is manufactured by Boeing, is a high-precision munition "designed to attack strategically important point targets", the network added.
Israeli officials have told their American counterparts they used small munitions – as opposed to larger bombs – during the airstrike in Gaza specifically to mitigate civilian harm, a US official familiar with the matter told CNN.
The use of any ammunitions, even of this size, would always lead to risks in heavily populated area, Smith added.
The Israeli army used three US 'MK-84' fatal missiles weighting over 2,000 pounds in the strike targeting Tabeen School and Mosque in Gaza, director of supply department in Gaza Civil Defense, Mohamed al-Mogheer, said.
When asked about the strike, an Israeli military official earlier told CNN the Israel Defense Forces had used 'three small and precise munitions that cannot cause the damage the Palestinians claim they have caused."
A spokesman for the US National Security Council said the White House was "deeply concerned about reports of civilian casualties" following the strike.
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