<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The Israeli army admitted that the Palestinian man it killed for allegedly 'carrying a rocket launcher' was actually carrying a bicycle.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Sunday, the Israeli army published drone footage of a drone targeting two men walking among the rubble in the Zeitoun neighborhood in the northern Gaza Strip, claiming that one of them was carrying a rocket launcher.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to a question from an Anadolu reporter, the Israeli army spokesperson's unit admitted that the Palestinian they killed for allegedly carrying a rocket launcher was actually carrying a bicycle.</div><div><br></div><div>The spokesperson's unit said that the area is a war zone, and army units have fought many clashes with armed Hamas-affiliated elements there.</div><div><br></div><div>It claimed that armed elements in the area previously used the route targeted by the Israeli drone to smuggle weapons and carry out attacks.</div><div><br></div><div>Apologizing for the incident, the office stated that it was an "erroneous conclusion."</div><div><br></div><div>The unit claimed the Israeli army identified the cyclist as someone carrying a rocket launcher and sought to justify the attack as an immediate response to the situation. - Anadolu Agency&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>