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Video - Israel Air Force Chief: Gaza Strikes Precise, There's No Indiscriminate Bombing
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - Israel Air Force Chief of Staff Brig.-Gen. Omer Tischler said Wednesday: "Since the October 7 massacre, the Israeli Air Force has been conducting a precise, focused and process-based campaign." Tischler addressed media reports on Israel's use of unguided bombs. "The term 'dumb bombs' describes munitions that are not guidance-based. These are standard munitions that are regularly used by militaries worldwide. The claim that such munitions are indiscriminate or cause uncontrollable damage is misleading. Even though these munitions are not GPS-guided, they are still used accurately. They are released at a specific release point calculated by the aircraft's system to allow the pilot to strike a target accurately." Referring to massive craters seen in Gaza from IAF strikes, he said, "Heavy munitions are detonated underground, preventing fragmentation and significantly reducing the blast wave and debris as a result. In these strikes, the resulting crater visible in satellite images indicates that the underground detonation has actually occurred on a military target, and directly minimized damage to the surrounding areas." "In war, mistakes can happen. While they are exceptional, they are still made. We study them, learn from them, and make changes to our process as a result."