An internal IDF report on the Jenin battles of a few months ago, in which 13 soldiers were killed in an ambush attack, was submitted to the parents of the fallen soldiers today. The report shows that the ill-fated unit inexplicably strayed from its mission path and found itself in an area surrounded on three sides by terrorists. The latter opened fire, killing three soldiers - not more, as originally thought - and most of the rest were killed as they tried to rescue and evacuate their comrades.
The battle took a turn when one of the soldiers, Yigal Iluz, saw two terrorists attempting to drag away the bodies of two of his friends. He stormed them and killed both, and then other soldiers killed three more terrorists, leading the remaining Arabs to run away. The report also had criticism of the planning and commanding of the mission, including the following: there were mistaken evaluations of the expected resistance; the battalion commander entered his post in the middle of the battles; problematic intelligence, including a shortage of aerial photos; and more.
The battle took a turn when one of the soldiers, Yigal Iluz, saw two terrorists attempting to drag away the bodies of two of his friends. He stormed them and killed both, and then other soldiers killed three more terrorists, leading the remaining Arabs to run away. The report also had criticism of the planning and commanding of the mission, including the following: there were mistaken evaluations of the expected resistance; the battalion commander entered his post in the middle of the battles; problematic intelligence, including a shortage of aerial photos; and more.