Fragment of an MK-84 bomb dropped by an Israeli fighter jet on a street in Gaza's al-Rimal neighborhood, on May 18, 2021. (Photo: AFP)
According to an investigation by Al Jazeera, 2,842 Palestinians were wiped off the surface in Israeli strikes against the population in Gaza during its latest war on the enclave. These attacks were carried out using U.S.-made thermal and thermobaric munitions, a technology that can reach temperatures of up to 3,500 degrees Celsius on impact and whose shockwave leaves almost no trace of its victims. A U.S. military expert qualifies the findings of Al-Jazeera's investigation.In its investigation published on Feb. 9, Al-Jazeera's investigative team cites figures from the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza.In the Palestinian enclave, to account for these “evaporations,” Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Al Jazeera that his teams use a “by elimination” method: they cross-check the number of occupants in a targeted house...
According to an investigation by Al Jazeera, 2,842 Palestinians were wiped off the surface in Israeli strikes against the population in Gaza during its latest war on the enclave. These attacks were carried out using U.S.-made thermal and thermobaric munitions, a technology that can reach temperatures of up to 3,500 degrees Celsius on impact and whose shockwave leaves almost no trace of its victims. A U.S. military expert qualifies the findings of Al-Jazeera's investigation.In its investigation published on Feb. 9, Al-Jazeera's investigative team cites figures from the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza.In the Palestinian enclave, to account for these “evaporations,” Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Al Jazeera that his teams use a “by elimination” method: they cross-check the number of occupants in a targeted...
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