President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has strongly denied claims that Salvadoran forces conducted aerial bombardments in Haiti, amidst an ongoing rescue operation aimed at retrieving kidnapped technicians. The allegations were made in a letter addressed to UN Secretary General António Guterres by Harvey Dupiton, founder of the United Nations Association - Haiti (UNA-Haiti).

In his letter dated October 28, Dupiton accused Salvadoran troops of engaging in "indiscriminate bombing" of civilian areas, specifically mentioning neighborhoods such as Croix-des-Bouquets, Canaan, and the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac. He stated that children were being killed not by local gangs, but by foreign bombs, characterizing the situation as a massacre of innocent civilians rather than a rescue operation.

Dupiton's letter included a four-point demand, urging El Salvador to cease its alleged offensive bombing operations in Haiti. He also called for an independent investigation by the UN into the civilian casualties attributed to Salvadoran military actions. Furthermore, the UNA-Haiti requested that the UN Security Council clarify that El Salvador does not possess the right to conduct unilateral military operations in Haiti, emphasizing the need for protection of the Haitian populace from both gangs and foreign military forces.

Responding to these serious accusations, Bukele took to social media platform X to refute the claims. He stated that the mission of the Salvadoran military does not involve the use of bombs, and he clarified that the military's attack helicopters only arrived in Haiti on October 29, a day after the SOS was sent to the United Nations.

Bukele criticized the NGOs making these allegations, labeling them as deceptive entities that operate as lobbying firms for criminals and cartels, masquerading as humanitarian organizations. He asserted that the focus of the Salvadoran military's presence in Haiti is solely to rescue four Salvadoran Air Force technicians who were kidnapped during a gang ambush near Port-au-Prince.

El Salvador has deployed over 2,000 soldiers and seven helicopters to assist in this operation, which Bukele insists is aimed at ensuring the safety of its citizens rather than engaging in any form of military aggression against the Haitian people.