IDF on the incident in Deir al-Balah: Civilian presence in the compound became clear after the attack

An investigation into the incident involving a "black belt" in which eight Palestinian family members were killed shows that the target was identified as a military compound of Islamic Jihad, and when planning the attack, it was estimated that it would not injure civilians. In the investigation, some recommendations were made to reduce such situations

IDF on the incident in Deir al-Balah: Civilian presence in the compound became clear after the attack

An IDF investigation into the incident that occurred in Deir al-Balah during Operation Black Belt, and released Tuesday, indicates that the attack was identified as a military compound of Islamic Jihad. The core of the attack, which killed eight Palestinian family members, dealt In actions that could inform civilian activity in the compound, in addition to the military activity carried out by it.

The investigation indicates that the collection and research activity resulted in the compound being defined as military only, and that it also carried out military activity in the past as well as during the "black belt" battle days. The investigation also shows that when planning and carrying out the attack, the IDF estimated that civilians would not be injured as a result of it. It was also found that the target was intelligence approved by the Southern Command last June.

In the investigation, it became clear that the compound being attacked did carry out military activity, but it was not a closed compound and in fact found civilians there as well. In the summary of the investigation, a number of recommendations were made to reduce as much as possible the possibility of such exceptional events being repeated.

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The investigation also revealed that the firefighting was performed qualitatively to improve their effectiveness. In terms of defense, air defense fighters intercepted most of the rockets fired at Israel at a success rate of about 90%. At the same time, defense efforts led by the Gaza Division prevented complex attacks in the fence area. The investigation also revealed that the fire operation during the operation was accurate, and during the fighting days much effort was invested in reducing the damage to the uninvolved.

Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi concluded that the battle days had achieved their goal, removed the threat to the residents of the State of Israel, and created better conditions for dealing with the IDF in the Gaza Strip. The lessons learned from the qualitative inquiry form the basis for continued improvement preparedness for the IDF war in general and the Southern Command in particular.

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The central conclusion of the investigation is that the plan of operation met its purpose - creating conditions to improve the reality in the Gaza Strip, by thwarting Baha 'Abu al-'Ataa, terrorist attacks on Islamic Jihad and military infrastructures, reducing the damage to civilians and preventing civilian casualties.

In both days of the battle, as evidenced by the IDF's investigation, some 25 terrorists engaged in the execution of terrorist activities in the form of rocket fire and more complex terrorist attacks were thwarted. In addition, the organization's approximately 100 infrastructure targets were attacked, including IDF production sites and military posts. . As a result of this action, which was based on complex and intensive intelligence preparation processes undertaken in recent months, significant damage to the organization was added.