IDF: Strike on ICRC Rafah building result of 'incorrect identification'

Israel fired at a Red Cross building in Gaza 'by mistake'

Rafah has continually been struck by Israeli Forces (Picture: Reuters) The Israeli military fired at a building belonging to the Red Cross in southern Gaza because of ‘incorrect identification’. The incident will be ‘investigated’, they said after the Rafah building was directly impacted by an explosive. The Red Cross said no one was injured, but the location isn’t able to operate as a result of the strike. The Israeli military said its forces h…

A Red Cross building in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah was hit by a missile on Monday, damaging it, the international organization said, adding that none of its staff were injured. The Israeli military later claimed responsibility for the attack, saying its troops had struck the building due to misidentification of the object and that the incident would be investigated, Reuters reports.

Israel Says Fired At Gaza Red Cross Building After "Incorrect" Identification

Israel's military said its forces operating in Rafah in southern Gaza on Monday fired at a Red Cross building after mistakenly "identifying suspects inside and feeling a threat to the force". "After an investigation, it was determined that the identification was incorrect and that the building belonged to the Red Cross. The force was unaware of the building's affiliation at the time of the shooting," the military said in a statement, adding ther…

IDF: Strike on ICRC Rafah building result of 'incorrect identification'

The IDF said on Monday its forces had fired at a building belonging to the Red Cross in Gaza's southern city o

Israeli forces strike Red Cross office in Gaza due to incorrect identification

BERLIN - The Israeli military said its forces had fired on Monday at a building belonging to the Red Cross in Gaza's southern city of Rafah as a result of incorrect identification, after an office belonging to the aid organisation was damaged by an explosive projectile.

The Israeli Army detailed on March 24 that it fired on a building of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Gaza Strip, allegedly after "identifying suspects."