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Source: http://www1.idf.il/DOVER/site/mainpage.asp?sl=EN&id=7&clr=1&docid=34453.EN
The IDF Investigation Report
(IDF) On October 5, 2004, an IDF force stationed at a post on the Israeli-Egyptian border near Rafah, far from Palestinian neighborhoods, spotted a suspicious figure approaching the post, which was under a concrete security alert. Several hours earlier, Palestinian gunmen had opened fire at the post, which comes under daily attack. Following serious allegations regarding the company commander's functioning, his behavior and action were investigated closely. The investigation did not find that the company or the company commander had acted unethically during the incident. The chief of staff acknowledged the gravity of the incident, and emphasized that the presence of the girl in a prohibited area was suspect. Children have been used by terrorist organizations to expose soldiers to fire by Palestinian gunmen or to test possible ways to infiltrate IDF outposts. The circumstances of the event combined with the fact that the outpost had come under fire during the night strongly indicates such a scenario.