IDF chief to get results of probe into Oct. 7 fighting at Be’eri, kibbutz members reportedly to hear findings Thursday

The results of an IDF probe into the onslaught and battle on October 7 in the border community of Be’eri, during which tanks shelled a house where Hamas was holding hostages, is to be presented to Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi today, Hebrew-language media reports.

According to the Walla news site, the findings will be presented to the members of Kibbutz Be’eri on Thursday.

The probe covers all aspects of the fighting in the kibbutz that day, including the incident at Pessi Cohen’s house.

As the IDF fought to regain control of the Gaza border communities, Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram, the commander of the IDF’s 99th Division, ordered a tank to fire on Cohen’s home, where terrorists were holding 14 hostages.

The tank fired two shells toward the house. Of the 14 who had been held hostage, 13 were killed in the intense firefight between Israeli troops and the Hamas terrorists. It remains unclear how many of the 13 had been harmed by the tank fire.

The military has called on the media and public to avoid spreading rumors about the alleged content of the probe.

Before the war, Hiram was tapped to be the next commander of the Gaza Division, a move that appears to currently be on hold, subject to the results of the Be’eri investigation.

The IDF hopes to present all the battle investigations by the end of August.