Rafah Mayor Ahmed al-Sufi Condemns Water Tank Explosion
Rafah Mayor Ahmed al-Sufi told AA, “The occupation soldiers’ explosion of the main water tank in Tel Sultan is a crime against humanity and a continuation of the policy of collective punishment.” Sufi, who stated that the destruction of the water tank would further worsen the crisis in the city, called on international organizations to intervene to stop the crimes committed by Israel.
Israeli Army Admits Exploding Water Tank
According to the Haaretz newspaper, the Israeli army admitted that the water tank in the city of Rafah was blown up by its own soldiers with explosives and announced that it had opened an investigation into the incident. The report, which reported that units from the army’s 401st Armored Brigade blew up the water tank in Rafah last week, indicated that the Israeli soldiers did not receive approval from their superiors to blow up the city’s water tank. The report emphasized that one of the Israeli soldiers shared the footage of the incident on social media with the comment “Demolition of the Tel Sultan Neighborhood water tank on the occasion of Saturday,” and suggested that procedures would be initiated according to the initial results of the investigation.
The Incident That Led to International Reactions
The Haaretz newspaper also noted that the water tank that the Israeli army blew up in Rafah was located in an area declared by the Israeli army as a safe zone. The report pointed out that the occupying Israeli army had shared various videos and photographs that had sparked reactions around the world as part of the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip since October 7, and that Israeli soldiers had drawn international criticism with the images they shared from Gaza.
