What should have been a moment of clarity and compassion was quickly overshadowed by denial of facts, false identifications, and a rapid reframing of the event.
The students are among more than 300 pupils and 12 staff seized by gunmen from St Mary's Catholic boarding school in Papiri village in the early hours of November 21.
Of those 450 victims, the highest number of people (32%) were driving their own vehicle, while pedestrians were also an important victim, representing 27% of the deaths.
The report notes that the likelihood of an attack is below 50%, but an Israeli source said that "nobody is willing to take the risk and just say it is only an exercise."
An attorney claimed the Shin Bet policy of relocating violent settlers into Israel proper has led to rising threats in mixed cities like Jaffa, endangering residents’ safety.