Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe military said it could not determine what killed Benayahu Mellet, finding that troops were deployed only after settlers entered and spent several hours in areas A and B, and that the force was too small for the scale of the violenceShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich02:28 PM • August 05 2026 IDTAn IDF investigation published Wednesday into last month's deadly clash in the West Bank village of Tell found that hundreds of Israeli settlers entered Palestinian Authority-controlled areas without military authorization hours before violence erupted, and that it could not determine who fired the shots that killed Israeli civilian Benayahu Mellet.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:West BankIsrael settlersPalestiniansIDFCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryCori BushGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastUniforms as a Ticket Into Israeli Society: Migrants Honor Their IDF VeteransAzerbaijani Official: Baku Pushed Israel to Halt Armenian Genocide RecognitionAIPAC-backed Democrat Defeats BDS Supporter Cori Bush in Missouri PrimaryPro-Israel Jewish Democrat Jeremy Moss Wins Michigan Congressional PrimaryMichigan Senate Race Too Close to Call as El-Sayed Holds Lead Over StevensRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of Joy