Three Israeli soldiers killed when Palestinian militants infiltrated an Israeli base in the Gaza Strip over the weekend were not killed by friendly fire, according to the initial findings of an army inquiry into the incident. The inquiry also found that the guards on duty responded properly when they sighted the militants.
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