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
The IDF theme song: We Won't Get Fooled Again.
Funny.
I don't see the liberal media screaming THIS from the headlines.
Source post 38 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1646535/posts?page=50#38
Sinkspur has been shown to be wrong yet again... and again and again... and again... and again...
Well wait...that would make the palies liars!! Weird???
Well wait...that would make the palies liars!! Weird???
You can find the admission on your own, and stuff your "I told you so" attitude wherever it will fit.
I couldn't find it, but I will have to trust you did, because I don't have time for something this petty to search futher. All I can find is this quote from another thread " OK boys, I made a mistake. You can stop pattin' yourselves on the butt now.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1651037/posts?page=93#93
Funny when you do finally admit a mistake, it is through gritted teeth isn't it. I guess after the ???? time, it gets kind of tiresome. Figured you would be used to it by now.
"I don't have time for something this petty.."
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