The United Nations humanitarian chief has hit out at Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for claiming that the recent deadly aerial assault in the southern Gaza Strip was a “mistake,” saying the carnage was possibly the “most cruel abomination.”
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths made the remarks on Monday, one day after the Israeli strike hit a camp for displaced Palestinians in the city of Rafah and killed at least 50 people and wounded 200 others.
Terrifying scenes of tents in flames and burned victims, many of whom were women and children, sparked an international outcry.
However, Netanyahu called the air raid a "tragic mistake" and claimed that Israel was investigating the incident.
“Whether the attack was a war crime or a “tragic mistake,” for the people of Gaza, there is no debate. What happened last night was the latest – and possibly most cruel – abomination,” Griffiths said in a statement.
“To call it ‘a mistake’ is a message that means nothing for those killed, those grieving, and those trying to save lives.”