An Israeli army investigation has revealed that a significant number of casualties on October 7 were due to friendly fire incidents. The report, highlighted by Channel 12, indicates that many Israelis were injured or killed by their own forces during the operation to counter Hamas-led forces that had broken into southern Israel. The investigation acknowledges that these casualties resulted from multiple incidents of Israeli forces firing on their own troops and real-time decisions that turned out to be wrong. Additionally, several Israeli captives being held by Palestinian fighters in Kibbutz Beeri were reportedly killed during crossfire with Israel's military.
An Israeli army investigation has suggested there were large numbers of casualties as a result of friendly fire on 7 October. The investigation comes as evidence continues to mount of some Israeli deaths on 7 October being caused by their own forces https://t.co/vke8GdoFIS
During the operation to counter Hamas-led forces that broke into southern Israel on 7 October, there were "multiple incidents of our forces firing on our forces," a new Israeli army investigation reports https://t.co/0p3PuXVcKg
An Israeli army investigation suggests there were many casualties as a result of friendly fire on 7 October. Several Israeli captives being held by Palestinian fighters in Kibbutz Beeri were reportedly killed during crossfire with Israel's military https://t.co/A7GZzyDrwW
Israel now acknowledges that "many" of the victims of October 7 were killed in "multiple" incidents of friendly fire due to "our forces shooting at our forces" and because of "real-time decisions - which turned out to be wrong." https://t.co/lXHo51xRhb
Israel now admits: "many" Oct 7 casualties were killed in "multiple" friendly fire incidents of "our forces firing on our forces" & due to "decisions made in real time - which turned out to be wrong." https://t.co/QeKnlOTSw4
⚡️Israeli Channel 12: The results of the army’s investigations into the October events will indicate that a large number of Israelis were injured as a result of friendly fire.