Israeli documentary and audio recording of internal communications
A documentary screened nationwide on Ilana Dayan's Uvda ("Fact") investigative program on Israel's Channel 2 aired an audio recording of the internal communications between soldiers at the post at the time of the incident.[11][12]
According to the audio recording, the soldiers of the Givati Brigade identified the victim as "a girl, about 10 years old," describing her as looking "scared to death".[12] Another soldier is heard saying, "Our forces are attacking her", and a lookout says "One of the positions has taken her down."[12] The Givati Brigade company commander, Captain R., is then heard saying "We operated on her. Yes, it seems she has been hit."[12] He later states that he "verified" the killing,[12] and clarifies his actions by stating that:
"This is commander. Anything that's mobile, that moves in the zone, even if it's a three-year-old, needs to be killed. Over."[13]
Israeli soldiers interviewed in the documentary, and whose anonymity was maintained, submitted that their commander had knowingly shot the girl in the head at close range and then emptied his magazine of bullets into her body to "confirm the kill."[9] One of the soldiers said:
"We saw her from a distance of 70 meters. She was fired at ... from the outpost. She fled and was wounded."[9]
The soldiers then explained how while Iman was lying, wounded or dead, about 70 m from the Israeli guard post, the commander fired two bullets at her head from close range.[9] They also stated that the commander returned to her body again, put his weapon on the automatic setting, and emptied his entire magazine into her body, disregarding their objections over the walkie-talkie.[9] One of the soldiers said:
"We couldn't believe what he had done. Our hearts ached for her. Just a 13-year-old girl ... How do you spray a girl from close range? He was hot for a long time to take out terrorists and shot the girl to relieve pressure."