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2021 Jabalia accident

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On 10 May 2021, during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, a rocket fired by Hamas towards Israel misfired and fell inside the Gaza Strip city of Jabalia, killing seven people.[1]

Date10 May 2021
Location
  • Jabalia, Gaza Strip
  • 31°31′34.1″N 34°28′59.4″E
Organizedby Hamas
Deaths7
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2021 Jabalia accident
Part of the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis
Date10 May 2021
Location
  • Jabalia, Gaza Strip
  • 31°31′34.1″N 34°28′59.4″E
Organized by Hamas
Deaths7
Injuries15
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Hamas authorities said that they had launched the rocket around 6 pm[2] from the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City.[3]

According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the rocket had accidentally hit a shop on Martyr Salah Dardona Street near the Al-Omari mosque.[2] Seven people were killed, including a four-year-old and a teenager.[4] 15 people were reportedly injured, including five children.[3]

HRW said that witnesses had told them the rockets appeared to be unguided BM-21 Grads; HRW described the use of such missiles as a war crime.[3]

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