The Jerusalem Post analyzes the initial Israeli response to the beach incident in relation to its media relations. There is criticism that the doubts over the IDF’s responsibility were not made clear enough to the press quickly enough. Palestinian actions after the explosion only raise more questions. The Post also reports that the IDF investigation doubts the explosion was caused by Israel:
Peretz said the panel’s preliminary findings showed that the Ghalia family was not killed by a shell fired by the IDF ground forces or the IAF. Peretz said that one of six artillery shells fired by the IDF was unaccounted for, but that there was a gap between when the shells were fired and the time the Palestinians said the shells landed.
