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On 5 April an inquiry into the events around the kidnapping of Efrat Katz, a resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz, one of the communities targeted by the attack, examined a variety of video evidence and testimony of witnesses. It said the evidence showed that one of the helicopter gunships fired at a vehicle in which gunmen were travelling and which the evidence also suggested had hostages in it. "As a result of the fire, most of the terrorists manning the vehicle were killed, and most likely, Efrat Katz ... was killed as well," it said in a statement. It said the investigation showed that the hostages could not be distinguished by existing surveillance systems. "The commander of the air force did not find fault in the operation by the helicopter crew, who operated in compliance with the orders in a complex reality of war," it said.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/israeli-inquiry-finds-oct-7-hostage-likely-killed-by-friendly-fire/75122839 | title=Israeli inquiry finds Oct 7 hostage likely killed by friendly fire | date=5 April 2024 }}</ref>

A report by a UN Commission published in June 2024 found that the Israel Security Forces applied the Hannibal Directive in several locations, killing at least 14 Israeli civilians.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Nicola Smith |title=Israel killed own citizens on October 7 in ‘Hannibal Directive’, UN claims |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/13/israel-killed-dozen-own-citizens-on-october-7-un-claims/ |access-date=15 June 2024 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=13 June 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20240615152306/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/13/israel-killed-dozen-own-citizens-on-october-7-un-claims/ |archive-date=15 Jun 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UN finds at least 14 Israelis likely intentionally killed by own army on 7 October |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-un-killed-own-soldiers-army-7-october |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}</ref>

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