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Aug. 3, 2021 6:04 AM
A nine-month-old baby, a 17-year-old girl, three women, one man. All were noncombatant civilians, as Israel defines them, who were killed by Israel Defense Forces artillery fire into Gaza during Operation Guardian of the Walls in May. Haaretz has learned that this was fire mistakenly aimed at temporary structures along the border with Israel – homes of Bedouin farmers that should have never been in the army’s sights.
This incident received no publicity, but was known to the army, which decided to investigate it. But after two-and-a-half months, the army only reported that it has learned professional lessons and instilled them into the unit, according to the IDF spokesman.