A strong American-built MK-82 bomb The Israeli army was used during an air attack on a busy seaside cafeteria in Gaza, causing the deaths of dozens of civilians, including a four -year -old child, according to the Guardian.

Experts in International Law estimate that the use of such ammunition in an area with the presence of civilians may be a war crime.

According to figures cited by the Guardian, the Israeli army used the MK-82 bomb weighing 500 pounds (230 kg)-a powerful weapon that causes a huge shock wave and spreads fragments into a large radius.

Experts in international law stressed that the use of such a ammunition, despite the well -known presence of many civilians, including children, women and the elderly, is almost certain to be illegal and may be a war crime.

Fragments of the weapon found on the ruins of the al-bakery cafeteria, photographed by the Guardian, were recognized by special ammunition as MK-82-based, American-made MK-82 bomb sections, which has been widely used in many bombardment campaigns in recent decades.

The big crater left by the explosion further confirms, according to two experts, the use of a large and strong bomb such as the MK-82.

A spokesman for Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said the attack on the cafeteria was under consideration and that “before the blow had measures were taken to reduce the risk of civilians through air surveillance”.

According to medicine and other sources, the attack killed 24 to 36 Palestinians and injured dozens. Among the dead are a well -known director, an artist, a 35 -year -old housewife and a four -year -old child. The injured include a 14 -year -old boy and a 12 -year -old girl.

Under international law and Geneva contracts, a military force is prohibited from launching attacks that cause “side losses of civilians” which are “excessive or disproportionate” in relation to the predicted military advantage.

What is considered “acceptable” can be interpreted, the British network notes, but experts point out that only one goal whose neutralization would have an extremely significant impact on the course of a conflict could possibly justify the deaths of dozens of civilians.

The hit café was a two -storey building, with an open top floor and ground floor with large windows watching the beach and the sea, while access to the site was completely visible from air.