The Israeli military has initiated an investigation into an incident on October 7, where 12 Israeli settlers were killed by friendly fire at a kibbutz home in the Be'eri settlement during a Hamas attack, as reported by Haaretz. The incident involved the use of tanks and an Apache helicopter. According to Reuters, the investigation aims to determine if there were any breaches of the law by Israeli forces. Concurrently, private estimates, as mentioned by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), suggest that up to 50 hostages may have died, a number that has been referenced in negotiations between Israel and Hamas. This figure exceeds the one publicly acknowledged by the Israeli military and has been communicated to US and Egyptian officials.
WSJ reports that according to an Israeli assessment shared with US and Egyptian officials, as many as 50 of the Israelis taken on Oct. 7 "could be dead", a figure that is considerably higher than what Israel's military publicly acknowledged earlier today. Several testimonies byā¦ https://t.co/iIAo9eMxZc
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ā ļø ISRAELI MILITARY OPENS PROBE INTO REPORTS OF OCT. 7 FRIENDLY FIRE DEATHS (Reuters) Israel has begun investigating possible breaches of the law by its forces during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, the military said on Tuesday, following reports some Israeli civilians may haveā¦ https://t.co/kQhH7383S8
Israel's Haaretz reported that the Israeli military will open an investigation into the killing of 12 Israeli settlers in Be'eri settlement by Israeli fire on October 7. Several investigations revealed that Israel's military used tanks and an Apache to attack Israelis duringā¦ https://t.co/9OkY7koGu6
Israeli military has launched an investigation into the deaths of 12 hostages in a tank shelling of a kibbutz home during the Oct 7 Hamas massacres @yanivkub https://t.co/EJJzKS5dtV