White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby denied a report published in Haaretz, one of Israel’s important newspapers.
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Kirby, White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator, answered journalists’ questions at the daily press conference.
Kirby defended Israel regarding Haaretz newspaper’s claim regarding the deaths at the Nova Music Festival on October 7.
Kirby claimed that the newspaper report claiming that many people died as a result of Israeli fire at the festival was “not true”.
John Kirby, who did not provide any evidence, said: “Obviously not true. There was a m paragliding landing at a music festival. “So Israel has no contribution to this,” he said.
ALLEGATIONS IN HAARETZ’S NEWS
Haaretz newspaper gave information about the security essment made by Israeli security officials regarding the attack carried out by Hamas from Gaza on October 7.
In the essment of senior Israeli security officials, based on the interrogation records of Hamas members and the police investigation into the incident, it was claimed that Hamas had no prior knowledge about the music festival held near the Gaza Strip.
According to the news, the police investigation found that most of the festival attendees managed to escape because it was decided to stop the party half an hour before the first gunshot was heard.
The Haaretz news claimed that the investigation also revealed that an Israeli war helicopter shot civilians while opening fire on Hamas members, and included the following statements:
“According to a police source, the investigation also shows that an Israeli army combat helicopter arrived at the scene and apparently opened fire on the terrorists there, also shooting some festival attendees. According to the police, 364 people were killed at the festival.” (AA)
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