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IDF said to tell family of farmer killed in north that he was hit by Israeli shelling, not a Hezbollah attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF has reportedly informed the family of 60-year-old Ofer Moskovitz, who was killed in the northern border community of Misgav Am yesterday, that he was hit by Israeli artillery shelling, and not by a Hezbollah attack.
Yesterday, the IDF said it was investigating the possibility that Moskovitz, an avocado farmer and a kibbutz spokesman, was hit by Israeli fire, despite Hezbollah claiming to have launched a barrage of rockets at the area.
Kan news reports that following an examination by the military, it was confirmed that Moskovitz was hit by Israeli artillery shelling that had mistakenly targeted the kibbutz instead of south Lebanon.
The IDF has not yet publicly released its findings.
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