<p>The IDF said that an investigation into Tuesday’s encounter between IDF forces and a terrorist in the Bint Jbeil area found that a female soldier from the Oketz Unit deployed a military dog to search a building, where a terrorist inside opened fire and killed the dog.</p><p>“Immediately afterward, the soldier returned fire toward the source of the shooting. A force from the 679th Brigade then engaged the terrorist and eliminated him. It should be emphasized that the investigation was completed after examining a variety of sources. The IDF regrets the error in the initial report, which resulted from an operational reporting mistake,” the military said.</p><p>The statement follows earlier reports on Wednesday claiming that the Oketz soldier herself had killed the terrorist.</p> | Read More in News from Israel