The IDF’s investigation into the tragic killing of six hostages—Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and MSG Ori Danino—was finalized by Chief of the General Staff LTG Herzi Halevi and shared with the families of the victims on Tuesday. This probe was carried out by various divisions, including the Southern Command, the Hostages and Missing Persons Headquarters, the 162nd Division, and Shayetet 13. The goal was to assess the IDF’s actions during the battle to eliminate Hamas’s Tel al-Sultan Battalion and examine the circumstances that led to the brutal deaths of the six hostages by Hamas militants.
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