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Friday, March 22, 2024
IDF probes leaked drone footage showing strike on apparently unarmed men near Khan Younis
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF is probing leaked drone footage aired by Al Jazeera this week showing recent Israeli strikes on a group of seemingly unarmed Palestinian men in the Khan Younis area, the military says.
In response to a query by The Times of Israel, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit says the footage was from an “active combat zone in Khan Younis, which had been significantly evacuated of the civilian population, and in which the troops experienced many encounters with terrorists who fought and moved [around] in civilian clothing, and disguised weapons in buildings and property that are believed to be civilian.”
The footage has been handed over to the General Staff Fact-Finding Assessment Mechanism, an independent military body responsible for investigating unusual incidents amid the war, for further review, the IDF adds.
Warning: Graphic footage
Graphic scenes: An Israeli army drone pursued four civilian youths who attempted to reach their destroyed homes and killed them with missiles in Khan Younis at the start of last February. pic.twitter.com/6aQv5VLkdK
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