CNN: Israel Used American Munitions in Raid on Khan Yunis School

An analysis by the American CNN network revealed that Israeli forces used American-made munitions in a deadly raid on a school complex that was housing displaced persons near Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, where at least 27 Palestinians were martyred and 53 others were injured in the damage that struck the gate of the Al-Mutanabbi school complex, known locally as In the name of Al-Awda Schools.

In a video filmed by a CNN journalist at the scene following the strike, the remains of a US-made GBU-39 small diameter bomb (SDB) can be clearly seen, and according to three explosive weapons experts who reviewed the video for CNN, the remains are the tail section. of ammunition.

Patrick Senft, research coordinator at the Arms Research Services (ARES), told CNN: “Based on the distinctive shape of the tail, the bolt caps, as well as the general shape of the munition fragment...this remnant is consistent with a GBU-39 series tail operating system located in the rear section.” of ammunition.

Revor Ball, a former explosive ordnance disposal technician in the US Army, also told CNN that the remains were from the tail operating section of an SDB/GBU-39 bomb. “Part of the section is missing, and it shows a cut of the internal parts,” he added.

On the other hand, Israel claimed that it was targeting a Hamas member and in a statement issued by the Israeli army it said: “Earlier this evening, using precision munitions, the [Israeli Air Force] struck a terrorist from the military wing of Hamas who participated, among other terrorist activities.” Other".

According to the report, CNN identified the remnants of GBU-39 small-diameter bombs in two other Israeli raids in the past few months. Explosive weapons expert Chris Cobb Smith told CNN following the first raid on the Rafah camp, which occurred on May 26, that the GBU-39, Manufactured by Boeing, it is a high-precision munition “designed to attack strategically important targets” and results in low collateral damage.

Cobb Smith, also a former artillery officer in the British Army, said: “The use of any munition, even of this size, will always present risks in a densely populated area.