Following Backlash, UNRWA Director Apologizes for Saying Israeli Army Rarely Attacked Civilians

(Ha'aretz) Amira Hass - Matthias Schmale, director of UNRWA's operations in Gaza, told Israel's Channel 12 on Sunday: "I also have the impression that there is a huge sophistication in the way that the Israeli army struck [Gaza] over the past 11 days....Yes, they did not hit, with some exceptions, civilian targets." On Tuesday he apologized for those remarks after being harshly criticized by Hamas and Palestinian groups.


2021-05-26 00:00:00

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