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On [[August 2]], the IDF concluded its investigation into the attack on Qana. The report was not released to the public but was presented to IDF Chief of Staff Halutz and Defense Minister Peretz. In a statement read out to the press Chief of Staff Halutz's summary of the report was given.<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2006/Completion+of+inquiry+into+July+30+incident+in+Qana+2-Aug-2006.htm "Completion of inquiry into July 30th incident in Qana"], ''[[IDF]]'', [[August 2]], [[2006]]</ref> The IDF stated that the building was thought to have been empty, and "was struck at 00:25 Sunday by two bombs launched by the IAF. One of the bombs exploded and the other was apparently a dud." The statement accused Hezbollah of using [[human shield]]s. The statement noted that the IDF "operated according to information that the building was not inhabited by civilians and was being used as a hiding place for terrorists." Had they known that civilians were in the building, the statement continued, "the attack would not have been carried out". The statement also noted that "the building was adjacent to areas from which rockets had been launched towards Israel" and prior to the 30 July attack "several other buildings which were part of the infrastructure for terror activity in the area were targeted." <ref>http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1154525796295&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull</ref>
<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3285572,00.html "IDF: We assumed building in Qana to be empty"], ''[[Ynetnews]]'', [[August 2]], [[2006]]</ref>
 
===Questions raised over military accounts of the incident===
Israeli [[Haaretz]] reports:
{{cquote|As the Israel Air Force continues to investigate the air strike [at Qana], questions have been raised over military accounts of the incident.
 
It now appears that the military had no information on rockets launched from the site of the building, or the presence of Hezbollah men at the time.
 
The Israel Defense Forces had said after the deadly air-strike that many rockets had been launched from Qana. However, it changed its version on Monday.
 
The site was included in an IAF plan to strike at several buildings in proximity to a previous launching site. Similar strikes were carried out in the past. However, there were no rocket launches from Qana on the day of the strike.<ref name="abx">}}
 
===Human Rights Watch===