Posted on 06/13/2006 2:16:29 AM PDT by Heatseeker
The IDF probe investigating the deaths of seven Palestinian civilians, caused by an explosion on a beach in Gaza on Friday evening, concluded that chances were slim that the accident was caused by IDF shelling.
According to the findings, expected to be formally released on Tuesday, shrapnel taken from two wounded Palestinians who were evacuated to Israeli hospitals showed that the explosives were not made in Israel, IDF officials said.
Moreover, the investigation noted the absence of a large enough crater at the site of the explosion, as would be expected if an IDF shell had landed there.
The third observation casting doubt on the possibility that IDF shelling was the cause of the Palestinian deaths was that the IDF had accounted for five of the six shells that it fired in the area before the explosion and the shell that was unaccounted for was fired more than 10 minutes before the blast that killed the Palestinians.
On Saturday evening Gaza Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi insisted that the sites that were shelled by the IDF were the places from where Kassam rockets were launched. He noted those places were frequently targeted by the IDF, and were known to be dangerous places.
The leading theory currently entertained, suggested that an explosive charge, buried by Palestinians on the Gaza beach to prevent Israeli infiltration, was behind the explosion.
Throughout the whole investigation, army officials complained about the lack of Palestinian cooperation. Unconfirmed reports further suggested attempts by Palestinians to remove shrapnel from the bodies of the wounded, treated in Israeli hospitals, thus impeding the investigation.
The Palestinians originally claimed that the explosion was caused by Naval shelling, but that possibility, as well as the notion of an IAF assault was dismissed early in the investigation.
Shortly after the accident, the IDF, including the Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz, expressed regret at the deaths of the seven civilians, but claimed it was too early to conclude that the IDF was responsible.
A probe headed by Deputy Head of the IDF Ground Forces Command Maj.-Gen. Meir Kalifi was commissioned to investigate the incident.
AP contributed to this report
Gawd are these guys [the Palis] creeps. "Let's shoot some Kassams into Israel and when their artillery fires back, we'll, you know dude, like blow up a lotta kids on the beach and they'll get blamed. Hehehe!" "Like, awesome!"
Look at the hatred/racism of the media , automatically blaming Israel without any facts.The media should be ashamed of themselves, however they are on to their next lie.
The marxist ENEMEDIA has no shame!
Agenda is everything.
We are fed a daily diet of PROPAGANDA, not NEWS.
The Palis are as far below contempt as Ward Churchill is beyond parody.
Disgusting, but I hardly believe anything I see on the alphabet networks and "hate channels" these days. They've long since destroyed their credibility. I believe most Americans are beginning to recognize the fantasy that they attempt to promote as reality.
BUMP!ping!
hoist on their own petard? (putting a mine on that beach was stupid)
ping for future.
Violence Erupts Between Fatah and Hamas
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Amen.
Today, the MSM will probably launch a venom attack asking GW Bush to admit what "mistakes" he has made during his Presidency.
No one will notice the MSM crime spree, because they don't report on each other.
bttt
IDF Probe: Hamas Bomb Killed 7 on Gaza Beach
Arutz Sheva -Jun 13, '06
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=105304
A Hamas mine and not Israeli shelling is to blame for the deaths of seven members of an Arab family killed on a Gaza beach last Friday, according to the tentative findings of an Israel Defense Forces probe into the explosion, due out today. Some of the evidence is shrapnel taken from three others wounded in the blast who received treatment in Israeli hospitals.
The Hamas placed the bomb as a booby trap for IDF forces who sometimes operate in the beach area. Based on ballistic tests, the IDF concluded that the explosive material which caused the deaths is not in use by the army and therefore could not have been an IDF standard shell. At the outset of the investigation, all IDF forces in the area had stated clearly that they had not fired in the direction of the accident.
Maybe the Leftist swine should spew a little more about Haditha.
Experience tells us the arabs are never telling the truth about anything.
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