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Nine Gazans wounded after Israeli interceptor hits Israeli military fire

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Named sources Under investigation
  • Nine Palestinians were wounded in Gaza City after debris from an Israeli interceptor missile fell on a populated area near the Orange Line.
  • Israel’s military said it launched the missile at a false target later identified as fire from its own forces operating in southern Gaza.
  • The military said the incident is under investigation, while the Palestinian Red Crescent transported some of the wounded to a field hospital.

Nine Palestinians were wounded in Gaza City after debris from an Israeli interceptor missile fell on a populated area for displaced people, following what Israel’s military described as a mistaken launch against fire from its own forces.

The incident occurred in Al Tufah, a neighborhood northeast of Gaza City, near the Orange Line, which marks the limit of Israeli control. The Palestinian Red Crescent said some of the wounded were taken to its field hospital.

false target that was later identified as fire from the Israel Defense Forces coming from operations carried out in the southern Gaza Strip

· Israeli militaryThe army’s explanation for why it launched the interceptor.

Israel’s military said the interceptor had been launched at a “false target” that was later identified as fire from the Israel Defense Forces during operations in southern Gaza. The army confirmed that the interceptor “impacted the target in the sky over Gaza City” and said the incident was under investigation.

The explosion produced a column of smoke over the city, according to EFE, and fragments fell over an inhabited area. Medical sources in Gaza confirmed that nine people were injured.

impacted the target in the sky over Gaza City

· Israeli militaryThe military’s confirmation of where the interceptor struck.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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