Did the explosive May 26 2024 Rafah strike by Israel hit a Palestinian weapons cache?
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On May 26th, 2024 Israel struck Rafah in an attack to target two senior Hamas members. It sparked a fire a fire and reportedly killed 45 other people. Times of Israel reports that the strike may have hit a hidden store of weapons and that is the reason why the fire was so large, but that has not yet been confirmed to my knowledge.

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna154877

It does not contain new hard evidence but does have a labelled map of the relevant area and some expert opinions on the munition used

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