Military inquiry into incident which left Palestinian mother, four of her children dead, concludes family was hurt by detonation of weapons carried out by nearby gunman targeted by IAF missile. Army releases footage caught by UAV proving missile did not target Gaza home
Hanan Greenberg
Published: 05.02.08, 15:57 / Israel News
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.
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