Among the many rubble of the United Nations-run al-Sardi faculty in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp had been the remnants of the weapons that killed at the least 40 Palestinians.
The Israeli assault within the early hours of Thursday gave the displaced folks sheltering within the faculty no prior warning. Fourteen kids had been killed, in addition to 9 girls and at the least 74 different folks had been wounded. The weapons used to hold out the assault – in response to an Al Jazeera evaluation of the fragments left behind – had been US-made.
An inertial measurement unit from the missile, used to assist with precision focusing on, was manufactured by Honeywell, an American conglomerate that specialises within the design and supply of sensors and steerage gadgets which are utilized in a wide range of navy weapons.
Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification unit found that one of many fragments present in Nuseirat bore the producer and class quantity HG1930BA06, tracing it again to Honeywell. HG1930 refers back to the particular sensor manufactured by the corporate.
The identical half was discovered after the Israeli bombing of a Palestinian residence in Shujayea, Gaza in 2014. The 2 items, in the latest and the 2014 bombing, have the identical producer half quantity inscribed on them.
“We see also other numbers like the MFR, HG 1930 and then BA 06. This is the manufacturer part number that provides more specific details about the component of the missiles,” Elijah Magnier, an impartial navy and political analyst, instructed Al Jazeera. “Now, if you look at the manufacturer identification … it is a format used by the aerospace and defence sector in the United States connected to Honeywell.”
“Honeywell is known for the supply of IMU in the various military applications, and particularly the guided missiles that it has been providing to the Israeli Air Force since the year 2000.”
Al Jazeera has reached out to Honeywell for remark, however has but to obtain a response.
Israeli assaults on UN areas have turn out to be commonplace throughout Israel’s battle on Gaza, which has now killed greater than 36,000 Palestinians.
The US has been criticised for its function in supporting Israel, and notably its continued provide of weapons.
Main rights teams have repeatedly accused Israel of violating worldwide legislation, and Israel is at the moment going through a genocide case on the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice. The Worldwide Felony Courtroom’s chief prosecutor has additionally sought arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for his or her actions in Gaza.
In Could, a US authorities report discovered doable Israeli violations of worldwide legislation in Gaza, however stopped wanting figuring out the violations that may finish its persevering with navy help. US President Joe Biden has threatened to cease the provision of some offensive weapons to Israel if it continues its Rafah operation, however has not carried out the risk, regardless of Israel urgent on within the space, which lies in southern Gaza.
Central Gaza underneath assault
Central Gaza has most just lately come underneath extreme Israeli bombardment, which Palestinians have described as much like the early days of the battle.
The assault on al-Sardi faculty in Nuseirat is a part of that assault.
“The bombardment came from here,” stated Naim al-Dadah, a survivor of the assault.
“We were sleeping. The flying metal reached the roof on the other side and all these nets landed over there, on the other side. What happened to us is beyond anyone’s imagination.”
Different witnesses say the assault tore folks to items. Survivors collected physique elements, together with these of many kids, till the early hours of the morning. Weapon particles was scattered all through shattered rooms and the blood-stained mattresses. A number of rooms had been focused, although the constructing’s construction remained intact.
Israel’s Arabic language spokesperson Avichay Adraee, claimed the UN faculty was focused as a result of it housed a Hamas command put up and fighters concerned within the Palestinian group’s October 7 assault on Israel, which killed 1,139 folks. He additionally claimed Israel took a number of steps to minimise the potential of civilian casualties. The director of Hamas’s authorities media workplace, Ismail al-Thawabta, rejected Israel’s claims.
In April, the media outlet +972 Journal reported that Israel makes use of a man-made intelligence-targeting system referred to as Lavender in its Gaza-bombing marketing campaign. The report quoted Israeli navy officers who stated that the system generates targets to kill. For low-level Hamas targets, the report stated, the military was permitted to kill 15 to twenty civilians. An assault on a extra senior Hamas official with the rank of battalion or brigade commander was used to justify the killing of greater than 100 civilians.
