Israeli media outlet Haaretz called for an investigation into the killing of Israeli hostages by a tank fire near the border with the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports.

At least 12 hostages held by Hamas fighters were killed when an Israeli tank fired two shells at a house at Be’eri settlement on October 7, according to Israeli media.

“There is no demand more justified than that of relatives of people killed in the hostage incident at Kibbutz Be’eri to investigate the army’s actions and to receive answers about the circumstances of their loved ones’ deaths,” Haaretz said in an editorial.

The newspaper called on the Israeli army to provide an explanation regarding the actions of Israeli soldiers during the settlement attack.