I read the original story in Haaretz a couple of days ago. All the other papers that ran with the story quoted Haaretz. Now the thing is, we are looking at testimonies of unnamed soldiers as proof. Even by press standards this story is nothing more than accusation and 'make a story' type reporting. Any good journalist will tell you that you get a least two named sources to verify a story. Even, if for some reason they can't name the sources, they actually interview the person or people involved who give them quotes. This story was taken from a transcript of a newsletter of a discussion by course graduates at something like a military collage (?) and uses lots of hearsay.

So now the Israeli authorities say they are going to investigate. Still, I suppose, it does highlight the difference between the Israeli authorities and those who represent the palestinians. When the IDF kills civilians during war (and in a war of this magnitude the amount of civilian casualties was very low, compared to figures from other recent conflicts around the world) it investigates. When Hamas kills Jews Palestinians dance in the streets in celebration