Allegations that sexual assault took place in Kibbutz Be'eri on 7 October first aired in a New York Times investigation have been found to be untrue.

The New York Times issued an update on Monday to the December article: “Newly released video viewed by The Times showed the bodies of two teenage girls in Kibbutz Be’eri fully clothed, undercutting this account from an Israeli military paramedic who recovered bodies in multiple locations after the Oct. 7 attack”.

The same conclusion was presented earlier in March in an article by The Intercept which also interviewed members of the kibbutz who said The New York Times article about the kibbutz was wrong.