Israeli minister admits ‘errors’ however insists nation shouldn’t be ‘purposefully focusing on civilians’

A high Israeli minister has denied its forces are intentionally focusing on civilians after a seashore café fashionable with college students was hit by an airstrike, reportedly killing 30 folks.

Deputy overseas minister Sharren Haskel insisted "there is not a chance in the world that Israel is purposefully targeting civilians" however she accepted that "in a war, there is unfortunately mistakes."

In a heated interview, she described Hamas as a "death cult" which is utilizing the Gaza folks as "a tool of war".

She dismissed an accusation that 17,000 youngsters had been killed within the battle as "Hamas propaganda" however went on to say: "There isn’t a war that is ‘clean’. There isn’t a war where children are not killed."

On the topic of the UK police investigation into anti-IDF chanting at Glastonbury, Ms Haskel condemned the remarks as anti-Semitic and went on to disclaim accusations that Israel has a "settler terrorist problem."

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