The Israeli military announced the results of the investigation into the manslaughter incident, which could have been avoided but handled correctly
Chen Lixi. The Israeli military released the results of its investigation on the 28th, determining that the previous incident in which Israeli troops mistakenly killed three of their own detainees in the Palestinian Gaza Strip was a tragedy caused by multiple factors. The chief of the Israeli General Staff, Hezi Al-Halewi, said that the three deaths "could have been prevented" but that the Israeli soldiers had taken the "right action" based on the circumstances.
On the 15th of this month, Israeli forces mistakenly killed three Israeli detainees during fighting in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip. This incident caused an uproar in Israel, with demonstrations breaking out in Tel Aviv and other places, and the pressure on Israel increased sharply.
According to the Israeli army's investigation report on the manslaughter incident released on 28 July, the Israeli army was attacked by heavy fire from Palestinian militants in the area where the incident occurred, and the combatants on the scene were "not fully aware" of the possibility of encountering detainees. In fact, Israeli soldiers had heard a cry for help in Hebrew on December 10, five days before the manslaughter, but believed that it was a "trap" used to lure them into a bomb-planted building and launch an attack. When Israeli forces withdrew from the building, they killed five Palestinian fighters who tried to escape. The investigation concluded that the three detained Israelis may have escaped at that time.
The day before the manslaughter incident, on the 14th, Israeli military drones found distress signals of "SOS" and "Help, 3 hostages" on a building.
On the 15th, Israeli troops saw three people walking out of a building. **The screen shows that these 3 people took off their shirts to show that they were not carrying dangerous goods such as **objects, and one of them was also waving a white flag. However, the Israeli army was still **, 2 people were killed on the spot, and 1 person fled back to the building when he saw this, during which he shouted for help in Hebrew. The Israeli commander heard the Hebrew cries for help, ordered the soldiers to cease fire to confirm his identity, and asked the man to come up to the Israeli soldiers. However, due to the "noise" of the shelling of nearby tanks, the soldier failed to listen to the command and once again **, killed him.
The Israeli army believes that the combination of complex war conditions, limited visibility and tank noise contributed to the tragedy.
Al-Halevi said the deaths of the three were "avoidable" and that Israeli forces violated procedural rules because they did not pose a threat. However, there was "no malice" in this incident, and the Israeli soldiers took the "right action" based on what they knew at the time. The Israeli army failed to complete the task of rescuing the hostages in this incident, and the entire chain of command felt responsible and regretted the tragic outcome.
Halevi reiterated that "it is extremely important to adhere to standard operating procedures" and that when there is no imminent threat and there is no indication that the other side is clearly an enemy, it is necessary to give the other side a chance to explain before **.
On 7 October, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) killed some 1,200 Israelis people and abducted about 240 others to the Gaza Strip in a raid on military and civilian targets in Israel. Israel** then declared a state of war and launched a large-scale military operation against the Gaza Strip. According to data released by the health department of the Gaza Strip on the 28th, the Israeli army's military operations in the Gaza Strip have caused more than 210,000 Palestinians died, 5More than 50,000 people were injured. (End) (Special article by Xinhua News Agency).