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Thu 14 Dec 2023 8:58 pm - Jerusalem Time

US intelligence: Half of the Israeli bombs on Gaza are unguided “dumb bombs”

A US intelligence report revealed that unguided “stupid” bombs constitute about half of the air-to-ground munitions used by Israel in its attacks on Gaza.


On Thursday, the American CNN network published details of the report, citing three sources it reviewed.


According to the report, between 40 and 45 percent of the 29,000 air-to-ground munitions that Israel used in its attacks on Gaza were unguided bombs, while the rest were precision-guided bombs.


The news indicated that unguided bombs pose a greater danger to civilians, especially in a densely populated area such as Gaza, because they are less accurate and do not target a specific target, indicating that Israel uses these munitions, which has led to a high number of deaths among civilians.


In this context, experts confirmed to CNN that the use of unguided bombs negates Israel's argument that it is trying to reduce civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip.


Brian Kastner, senior crisis advisor at Amnesty International's Crisis Response Program, stressed that he was deeply shocked and concerned about Israel's use of unguided bombs, saying it was "a huge problem that causes harm to civilians."


On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden said that Israel has begun to lose the support of the international community with its indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must change his government to find a long-term solution.


On the same morning, Biden stressed in a call with Netanyahu the need for Israel to be more sensitive about not targeting civilians in Gaza.

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US intelligence: Half of the Israeli bombs on Gaza are unguided “dumb bombs”

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