Nearly half of the Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise ‘dumb bombs,’ US intelligence assessment finds
- Israel has used nearly half of its air-to-ground munitions in Gaza as unguided "dumb bombs," potentially increasing the risk to civilians.
- President Biden has criticized Israel's use of "indiscriminate bombing" and called for more precision to protect civilians.
- The US provides Israel with unguided munitions and systems to convert them into guided ones.
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45pc of Israeli air-to-ground munitions in Gaza are 'dumb bombs', reveals report
In the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, a recent US intelligence assessment reportedly disclosed that nearly 45 per cent of the air-to-ground munitions utilised by Israel in Gaza since October 7 are unguided, referred to as "dumb bombs".
Intel says Israel has been dropping thousands of 'dumb' bombs on Gaza. It hasn't exactly been hiding their use.
A missile explodes in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike on October 8, 2023.MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty ImagesNearly half of the bombs Israel has dropped in Gaza have been unguided bombs, new US intel says, per CNN.It's a shocking number, but Israel hasn't been hiding its use of "dumb" bombs or other controversial weapons.Photos and videos have documented Israel's extensive and destructive bombing campaign.Over two months after Israel began it…
Unguided 'dumb bombs' used in almost half of Israeli strikes on Gaza
Almost half of the munitions Israel has used in Gaza since the war began have been unguided bombs, a U.S. intelligence assessment has found, a ratio that some arms experts say helps explain the conflict's enormous civilian death toll.
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