Around 45 percent of the air-to-ground munitions dropped by Israel in the Gaza war are not precision-guided
Around 40 - 45 percent of the air-to-ground munitions dropped by Israel in the Gaza war are not precision-guided, according to CNN. The US broadcaster refers to three unnamed sources who have seen a corresponding assessment by the Office of Intelligence Coordination in Washington, as the broadcaster reported on Wednesday (local time). According to the report, the remainder and thus the majority of the munitions dropped to date have been precision-guided. Israel has used a total of around 29,000 munitions against targets on the ground since October 7.
Unguided munitions are generally less accurate and could pose a greater danger to the civilian population, the report said. Israeli army spokesman Nir Dinar told the broadcaster on request: "We do not go into the type of ammunition used."
According to CNN information, the US assumes that Israeli fighter jets drop unguided munitions in a dive, a tactic that makes the bombs more accurate because they are brought closer to their target. It was unclear what type of unguided munitions were being used.
In Israel, military spokeswoman Keren Hajioff said on Wednesday that the armed forces were trying to avoid civilian casualties in their operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. For example, the Israeli military would ask the civilian population to leave the affected areas prior to combat operations. "This approach is very unusual in military warfare." In addition, the military plans its missions very carefully and uses special ammunition to avoid civilian casualties as far as possible. "Our war is against Hamas, not the people of Gaza," Hajioff continued.
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- The CNN report indicates that approximately 45% of Israel's air-to-ground ammunition used during the Gaza war were not precision-guided, raising concerns about potential harm to civilians.
- Interestingly, according to CNN, the United States believes that Israeli fighter jets often employ a dive tactic when dropping unguided munitions, which can make these munitions more accurate.
- Despite these concerns and the reported majority use of precision-guided munitions, Israel has remained tight-lipped about the specific type of air-to-ground ammunition they employ during the Gaza war, as stated by their army spokesman Nir Dinar.
Source: www.ntv.de
