Confirmed: Palestinian Family Killed By Terrorists, Not IDF
Another day, another palestinian massacre story proven entirely false.
An Israel Defense Forces investigation into Monday’s incident in Gaza, which left a mother and her four children dead, confirmed Friday that the family was not hit by Israel Air Force fire, but rather by a detonation of weapons carried out by a nearby gunman who was targeted by an IAF missile.
The IDF released footage caught by an unmanned aerial vehicle, proving its claims. The gunman’s weapons exploded as a result of the residual blast, which in turn caused the ricochets which apparently hit the family.
The inquiry revolved around a report claiming that an IDF shell hit a house in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, killing five members of the Abu Meatak family.
IDF officials noted that the missile fired at the gunman is considered accurate and with a small amount of explosives.
The IDF inquiry presents the following picture:
- At around 8 am, a cell of four terrorists was spotted firing at Givati troops operating in the Beit Hanoun area. IDF officials in the command room followed the cell, confirmed that they were terrorists carrying explosives, and for attempted to determine the place where they would be attacked by an IAF aircraft.
- The cell members were spotted moving 400 meters away from the forces. At 8:13 am, an aircraft fired at two of the cell members, hitting them. One of the terrorists was killed and his friend was wounded. The army continued to follow the injured terrorist, and about a munite later the aircraft fired another missile at him, identifying an accurate hit.
- Footage released by the IDF on Friday shows that civilians standing several meters away from the terrorist were not hurt. As the missile used to target him was accurate. The location selected by the IDF for targeting the second terrorist is close to a grape orchard, where not every civilian can be seen, and about three meters away from the gate of the Palestinian family’s home.
- Seven minutes after the second missile was fired, reports were received about civilians being hit, and several hours later it turned out that the family members were killed. The family was hit after the second missile was fired, and according to estimates, weapons carried by the terrorist led to greater damage. The house’s gate apparently flew at the family members, who were at the time outside the house, inside the grape orchard.
This was already foreshadowed in my first post on the subject, but now it has been confirmed by the investigation.
Now let’s see the mainstream media report these findings with the same speed and enthusiasm it reported Israel’s supposed blame.
Yeah, I’m not hopeful either.
Updates (Israel time):
5:20PM: Why hasn’t the IDF released this footage, so bloggers like myself can post it? I cannot find it even on the IDF website.
If you ask me, this is another example of the Israeli PR machine failing.
5:35PM: This is the best I can do for now (Jerusalem Post, via the IDF)
Saturday, 10:15PM: Looks like I was wrong on two counts:
- The IDF released a video, as shown in this Ha’aretz report. My excuse? It did not appear on Firefox when I first saw this report.
- At least CNN reported the results of the IDF investigation the same day. Thanks to reader Robert S for pointing this out.
An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Sorry, but your rush to judgment was also wrong.
The IDF takes particular care to let the frenzy of the lies reach the stratosphere. Then, when the weather pattern breaks, they insert the truth. OBVIOUSLY, this reaches the same people who were going “Oy, Gavalt.” As well as the left wing loons at Ha’Aretz, who go out of their way to demand “peace at any price.” And, then they pile on, blaming the politicians and the military. GOONS.
While others are learning patience.
Arik Sharon, when he began teaching soldiers to fight, told them they’d be walking into enemy fire. And, if they thought they could cower; they’d be dead.
On the other hand, if you used your ears, and tracked the gunfire; your shots at the enemy would prove more accurate.
But you must get used to it. You just can’t walk willy-nilly, into a gunfight.
Israel also knows once they put the truth out, that these stories “disappear.” EXCEPT FOR THE BLOGOSPHERE. Which means? It means that the journalists, today, are bare assed. Without reputations. And, “their lunch is being eaten by amateur bloggers.” Enjoy this. Because in time big business will come along and change the patterns.
This is a wonderful post! Good to see how the IDF put the information out there for you to use. And, all the screaming from the palis?
Did you know they were hoping to create such a storm that hundreds of thousands of arabs “would walk on Israel” to disrupt her 60th Birthday Party Celebration? Where are they now?
I’ve said this before. Lying only breeds contempt. Just as it did in germany. Where people began to know their “yoots weren’t marching back from the Eastern or Western Fronts, full of joy.” Didn’t stop the propaganda machinery. And, it didn’t stop the killings of the Jews.
NEVER AGAIN!
That means there’s an awareness out there that the Israelis fight. And, they’re not particularly polite about it, either. You’ve got more friends than you know.
And, among the arabs? They don’t even have to wait for the IDF footage to know that the Israelis can attack them, one by one. Accurately. And, with small explosvives. While, except for the noises that get made in the press, everyone knows they’re losing.
Prefer another word? They use “suffering.” But I don’t think people give a hoot.
Oh. One of the American players, General Fraser, left the scene. And, with “extra fire power” Bush placed another star on his hat. Rather than a boot print on his ass. Same thing, though. Fraser is now in charge of truck transportation in the USA.
Don’t read newspapers, folks, for news.
And, for analysis, you’re best off with reading the blogs. And, the comments.
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:16 pm
The IDF still hasn’t made it clear. So with the first shot, the IDF hit the first guy and killed him and injured the second guy, with no civilian casualties. With the second shot, they hit the second guy and killed him with a small enough charge not to injure civilians. But this second guy had an explosive belt on or something and the hit caused a secondary explosion, which dislodged the gate, striking and killing the family on the other side of the gate (in the grove?
To Eleni above, yes the poor family. And also, why would this husband/dad and his buddies start a shooting incident over the border with troops who have to respond. This guy starts it up with his family nearby and seems to have run toward them in the middle of the incident, between the shots. His behavior is a travesty and certainly something to feel sorry for this family about. He knew the IDF was onto him and that he had on explosives (or whatever it was that made the secondary explosion) and went toward his family involve them. I would ask are you even Jewish not to question the behavior of people who use their kids (ending their lives!) in this way?
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Ah, also what caught my eye. This dead woman and her kis were NOT at home eating breakfast! That was a propaganda touch!
This woman brought her children OUTSIDE to watch! And, when the GATE outside, flew off … because the terrorist’s backpack exploded when he was hit … put the METAL INTO HER AND HER KIDS.
In other words? IF she had stayed inside. And, if she had kept her kids at the kitchen table. They, in fact, would have survived.
LYING IS WHAT YA SPOT. Ya don’t even have to be Sherlock Holmes.
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Is this story on a loop?