"The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday evening it delayed a deadly strike on senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander Khaled Mansour several times on Saturday, after identifying children playing in the area.
The military issued a video depicting the repeated decisions to delay the key operation.
‘Children were identified in the area so the attack was delayed several times,’ a statement issued by the Israeli military read. ‘Later, when the kids were no longer in the area, the attack was successfully carried out.’
The video and statement were released as part of the military’s bid to show its efforts to avoid harming civilians, even when confronted with the opportunity to hit a top-tier target..."