The article doesn’t say, but I remember reading somewhere that it was a border police operation.
I don’t think we can rely on your imperfect memory. As far as I’m concerned. this was a war crime, much worse than what IDF is complaining about in the OP since it was actually clear and not just “we killed them, therefore they were combatants” CYA.
Holy shit. They are just cartoonishly evil now.