Charlie Bucket

⭕ The Chief of the General Staff concluded the inquiry into the conduct of IDF soldiers toward journalists while securing the area during the evacuation of an illegal outpost in Area A of Judea and Samaria. The inquiry found several failures in the conduct of the soldiers toward the reporters. In addition, deficiencies were identified in behavioral norms, deviations from IDF orders, and inappropriate communication with members of the press in violation of established procedures. The IDF respects and enables freedom of the press in the area and regrets the incident, therefore there was an immediate suspension of the battalion’s operational deployment in the area. From the remarks of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir: “This is a grave ethical incident that is out of line with IDF norms and values. We all swore the soldier’s oath upon enlistment—weapons are to be used solely for the purpose of carrying out the mission, and never for revenge. We will not accept such incidents within the ranks of the IDF.”

After killing Ali Shuaib, the IDF accused him of being part of Hezbollah’s Radwan forces, releasing a photo of the Al Manar reporter in military garb. “Unfortunately there isn’t really a picture of it, it was photoshopped,” the IDF told Fox News about the source of the photo.