Israel’s army will conduct the probe once it receives additional details on the staffer’s identity from French officials, Anadolu Agency reports.

“From an initial examination, it can be confirmed that on … December 13th, the IDF struck a number of military targets, including Hamas terrorist operatives and rocket launchers, in the Rafah area in the Gaza Strip,” the Israeli army spokesperson said in response to a written question from Anadolu.

It claimed that all of the strikes were carried out in “accordance with international law.”

“The IDF is aware of the claims of harm caused to a French Foreign Ministry employee,” it said, adding the army has not received sufficient details in order to review the incident.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested further details from French officials regarding the identity of the employee in question. Once additional details are received, the IDF will review the details of the incident,” the army spokesman added.

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