The Israeli occupation army admitted the killing of a soldier who was accidentally shot by one of his colleagues near Tulkarm in the West Bank, after he retracted his account about Palestinian gunmen shooting at a military force belonging to the dead man.
In the details of the incident, the soldier, Natan Fitosi, 20, left his position near the village of Al-Shweika, in order to perform a prayer, only to be shot dead by a colleague at the moment of his return, after he was suspected of being Palestinian.
The incident occurred on Monday night, when the occupation army initially published a statement saying that an Israeli force came under fire (from Palestinians).
Immediately, large Israeli reinforcements were sent to the area. They set up roadblocks and even stormed the city of Tulkarm.
However, the Israeli army later said in a brief written statement, a copy of which was sent to Anadolu Agency: From the initial investigation, it is clear that the discussion is not about a shooting, and the circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation.
Then the occupation army said, later, in a tweet on Twitter: Sergeant Fitosi was tragically killed last night by army fire.
Today, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported: According to an initial assessment, Vitosi left the site where he was sitting with the second soldier to pray outside.
She added: He was on his way back to the site, after he had finished his prayer, when the soldier mistakenly thought he was a suspect and began to follow the arrest warrant (the rules used to arrest Palestinians).
And the newspaper continued: It seems that Fitossi believed that the protocol that his friend was following was not targeting him personally, and his reaction was as if he was entering into a confrontation.
At this point, the other soldier on the scene believed that Vitosi was trying to attack him, and shot him twice.
Haaretz said: Fitosi was fatally wounded, and was later pronounced dead in hospital.
In turn, IDF spokesman Ran Kochav said that the soldier who opened fire misidentified his identity.
In an interview with the Israeli army radio today, he said that the shooter followed the protocol before shooting.
He added that the soldier who shot will be followed up to understand his way of thinking, and the circumstances that led to this error.
In turn, the Jerusalem Post said today that Vitosi - who was residing in the city of Netanya in northern Israel - had recently come as an immigrant from France.
The Israeli newspaper pointed out that two soldiers were killed by friendly fire last January in the Jordan Valley, during an exercise.