{"id":567518,"date":"2026-07-30T20:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T20:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/567518\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T20:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T20:47:19","slug":"nearly-right-israeli-media-stumble-on-idfs-info-that-deadly-incident-occurred-near-not-in-palestinian-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/567518\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly Right: Israeli Media Stumble on IDF’s Info That Deadly Incident Occurred Near (Not In) Palestinian Village"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 24, 2026, Haaretz reported<\/a> in both English and Hebrew<\/a> on that day\u2019s fatal clash in the area of the village of Tell near Havat Gilad, in which Israelis Benayahu Mellet and Major Yuval Ezra were killed along with four Palestinians under circumstances which are still partially murky (\u201cTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in West Bank Clash After Settlers Enter Palestinian Town\u201d). Haaretz\u2019s Jack Khoury, Matan Golan and Jonathan Lis reported:<\/p>\n

According to the IDF, armed settlers had entered the town of Tell \u2013 which straddles Areas A, B and C of the West Bank \u2013 for a \u201chike\u201d without the required military approval to enter Area A or B, when they encountered Palestinians near the town\u2019s mosque who attacked them.<\/p>\n

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A screenshot of the July 24 deadly clash (X account of Haim Goldich<\/a>)<\/p>\n

However, contrary to the Haaretz\u2018s assertion that the Israel Defense Forces said that the group entered the village of Tell, official IDF Spokesperson Unit statements that day repeatedly identified the group\u2019s location as near, but not in, the village, citing \u201cthe area adjacent to the village of Tell<\/a>,\u201d \u201cthe area of the village of Tell<\/a>,\u201d and Israeli citizens who \u201cwere hiking in the area.<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n

In addition, according to other detailed<\/a> Hebrew reports<\/a> by Israeli reporters who are also briefed by the army, the initial military investigation found that the Israelis reached the outskirts of the village of Tell\u00a0near the mosque \u2013 and did not enter into the village.<\/p>\n

If Haaretz has substantiation that the military\u2019s assessment is wrong, its reporters are welcome to share it. But the claim that \u201caccording to the IDF, the settlers entered the village\u201d is simply untrue.<\/p>\n

CAMERA Hebrew contacted Haaretz editors alerting to the IDF\u2019s actual wording, but as of this writing the media outlet has yet to correct.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Meanwhile, in its July 24 headline and article, Times of Israel initially characterized the group\u2019s approach towards Tell as no less than a \u201craid\u201d(\u201c2 Israelis, 4 Palestinians killed in gunfight sparked by settler raid of Palestinian town<\/a>\u201c). The article\u2019s first paragraph reported<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two Israelis and four Palestinians were killed on Friday after a Palestinian snatched a weapon from a group of settlers who had raided a northern West Bank village and opened fire, leading to fears of reprisal attacks throughout the territory.<\/p>\n

This description contradicts not only the IDF Spokesperson\u2019s aforementioned statements, but also Emanuel Fabian\u2019s own reporting in the very next paragraph which cited the \u201coutskirts\u201d of the village: \u201cThe incident began when a group of several dozen settlers entered the outskirts of the village of Tell on what they claimed was a hike.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the group was on the outskirts of the village, how can it be said that they \u201craided\u201d the town?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the opening passage was unclear who\u00a0\u201copened fire\u201d: the Palestinian who snatched the weapon or the group of settlers \u201cwho had raided a northern West Bank village.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to communication from CAMERA, Times of Israel commendably removed the emotive and inaccurate reference to a \u201craid.\u201d The updated headline reads: \u201c2 Israelis, 4 Palestinians killed in gunfight sparked by settler foray into Palestinian village.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, the amended first sentence states: \u201cThe incident began when a group of several dozen settlers entered the outskirts of the village of Tell on what they claimed was a hike.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the removal of the baseless reference to a settler \u201craid\u201d is commendable, reporting that the group entered the village still stands at odds with the army\u2019s information that they approached the outskirts of the village when a Palestinian group violently confronted them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the Hebrew version of this post, please see CAMERA Hebrew<\/a>. <\/p>\n

See also: Haaretz Corrects: Palestinian Grove Wasn\u2019t Torched<\/a><\/p>\n

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