The experts stated that the serial numbers visible on the fragments of the munitions matched those for a manufacturer of GBU-39 parts based in California.
New evidence suggests that US munitions were used in Israel’s strike on Rafah on Sunday, according to a recent CNN analysis of a video from the scene.
CNN says they obtained footage of the camp in Rafah in flames, with people rushing to find shelter from the strikes. They also claim the video shows “burned bodies, including those of children, being pulled by rescuers from the wreckage.”
Palestinian media reported that 45 people were killed and 200 injured after the Israeli strike caused a fire to break out. Gaza Health Ministry and Palestinian medics claim that most of the victims were women and children.
Weapon experts
CNN geolocated the videos to a displaced person camp called Kuwait Peace Camp 1. They were able to match details in the video, including the sign to the camp and the ground tiles.
CNN claims that in the video, parts of weapons are visible. They referred to the help of four explosive weapons experts, who identified the tail of a US-made GBU-39 small diameter bomb (SDB) in the image.
The GBU-39, a Boeing munition, is a high-precision munition “designed to attack strategically important point targets,” and result in low collateral damage, explosive weapons expert and former British Army artillery officer Chris Cobb-Smith told CNN on Tuesday. However, Cobb-Smith stressed that use of any such munition carried risks, especially when employed on a densely populated area.
