Liberation newspaper said that the Israeli army bombed the Jabalia refugee camp in the north Gaza stripwhich led to the death of 110 people and the injury of hundreds of others, while it was considered the bloodiest strike since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza. Tel Aviv claims that the destruction of the buildings was due to the collapse of the infrastructure of the underground tunnels it targeted, but Mark Garlasko, an expert in post-strike analysis These allegations were refuted by the newspaper’s verification section.
The Israeli army spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack, and published a picture of the targeted man, Ibrahim Biyari, whom he introduced as “the commander of the central battalion of the Hamas organization” and “one of the leaders of the attack on October 7,” indicating that his liquidation came as part of a broader attack. The scope targeted the terrorists and the terrorist infrastructure of the Jabalia Central Brigade, noting that the attack led to the collapse of an underground military base belonging to Hamas, reiterating his call on the residents of the region to move south to protect them.
Although the speaker did not show the video recording of the strike during his various speeches, this recording was shown on army channels, but without explanation, and there was no mention of Ibrahim Biyari as a target, but rather another member of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitationThe clearly visible buildings testify that this is indeed the raid that took place on October 31 on the Jabalia refugee camp.
Civilian casualties are expected
According to the newspaper, it is understood from the language of the Israeli army, which explains the great damage caused by the raid, that the buildings were not destroyed due to the explosion, but rather due to the collapse of the tunnels that were targeted by the operation, in an attempt to transfer responsibility for part of the general toll to Hamas, as if the network that was built – according to a statement Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hecht – to protect Hamas, not to protect civilians in Gaza, which is now directly responsible for civilian deaths.
This assertion was refuted by Mark Garlasko, a military adviser to the Dutch NGO PAX, and a former Pentagon employee specializing in post-bombing analysis who investigated for United nations In war crimes committed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya, post-strike analysis with a crater 12 meters deep indicates the presence of a bomb weighing at least 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms), in addition to the use of a special type of missile.
Mark Garlasco questions the causal relationship mentioned by the Israeli army, especially since “the time fuse has two purposes: first, to detonate the bomb underground, which could lead to the destruction of tunnels and bunkers that were the declared goal of the Israelis, and second, to lead to the collapse of buildings, which helps contain the debris.” However, the use of such a powerful weapon leads to the “liquefaction” of the ground, as occurs in an earthquake, and causes structural damage as a result of the shock wave.
Mark Garlasco concluded that “civilian casualties were likely anticipated by Israeli planners during collateral damage analyzes prior to strikes,” and by weighing military gains against potential harm to civilians, Israeli forces saw their target as worth sacrificing those lives, he said.
