Current sectionIsrael NewsThe airstrike on the camp in the central Gaza Strip killed dozens of people, including children, amid severe damage to nearby buildings. IDF says it 'regrets the injury to those not involved'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: 8Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeA preliminary investigation by the Israeli army following an airstrike this week on a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip revealed that the bombing damaged buildings that were not targets, resulting in civilian casualties.The airstrike on the Maghazi refugee camp killed dozens of people, including children.According to the Israel Defense Forces, the strike will be investigated by a special committee responsible for probing exceptional incidents that occur during combat. "The IDF regrets the injury to those not involved, and is working to learn lessons from the incident," the army said.On the night between Sunday and Monday, fighter jets struck two nearby targets in the refugee camp, according to the army, where several Hamas operatives were located. "Prior to the attack, steps were taken to reduce harm to non-involved civilians," it added.On Thursday, a spokesman for the military said fighter jets had "struck two targets adjacent to where Hamas operatives were located on December 24.""Before the strikes were carried out, steps were taken by the IDF to mitigate harm to uninvolved civilians in the area," he continued. "A preliminary investigation revealed that additional buildings located near the targets were also hit during the strikes, which likely caused unintended harm to uninvolved civilians."The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza reported that 70 people were killed as a result, but the death toll rose after more bodies were recovered from the rubble.The United Nations said 86 people were killed in the attack, while the Associated Press reported that 106 people died, citing medical documents that they obtained.Despite the Israeli army's claim that actions were taken to reduce harm to civilians prior to the bombing, Kan public broadcaster reported on Thursday that, according to a military source, "The type of munition did not match the nature of the attack, so extensive collateral damage was caused – which could have been avoided."Last week, the New York Times published an investigation revealing that the IDF dropped 2,000 pound bombs in southern Gaza, in areas designated as civilian safe zones.According to the UN, more than 33,000 people live in the Maghazi refugee camp, which covers 0.6 square kilometers (0.2 square miles). On the morning of the attack, it was reported in Gaza that ambulances had difficulty reaching the area that was bombed due to the heavy damage caused to major roads as a result of air force strikes.That same day, the Gaza Health Ministry accused Israel of a "massacre in a dense residential area." The IDF said at the time that the incident was being investigated.Click the alert icon to follow topics:In the NewsNew Model of Urbanization Upends Paradigm of Mayan CollapseLeader of Israel-backed Gaza Militia Killed in Clashes, Security Source SaysNetanyahu Says He Will Look for Palestinians 'Fighting Hamas' to Take Control of GazaNine of 11 Measles-related Deaths Happened Within a One-kilometer Radius in JerusalemGermany Starts Setting Up Israeli Arrow 3 Missile Defense SystemICYMIAnalysisAnalysisThe Ultra-hawkish Right and anti-Zionist Left Have Drowned the American Jewish MajorityRaised in the Heart of the Settler Right, They're Determined to Revive Israel's LeftAnalysisAnalysisIsrael's Right Wing Bet the Country's Future on U.S. Christian Nationalists. It BackfiredHe Takes Killer Dogs, and Teaches Them to Love AgainWhy Did So Many Jews Vote for Mamdani?At a Secret Harvard Site, a Massive Archive of Israeliana Is Kept – in Case Israel Falls