"Staff from the Israel Antiquities Authority aided in the investigation of the incident in Be’eri, and Haaretz received the IAA’s findings. The archaeologists divided the structure into 13 sectors and each one was excavated, and its remains carefully screened, by a team that also included soldiers, in an effort to find body parts. Remnants of the munitions that were fired were examined by a ballistics expert.
The IAA inquiry ruled out the claim that the firing of the second shell “ended the incident” by bringing about the death of the hostages. Concentrations of bodily remains were found in two places – in the kitchen/dining corner and the living room. The shell apparently struck the attic, which was separated from the living area below by a concrete ceiling. According to the archaeologists’ investigation, the ceiling remained intact, and therefore “the shrapnel did not penetrate the kitchen through the ceiling.” In both arenas there were casings from a Kalashnikov rifle, which the terrorists used. Accordingly, the IAA’s conclusions are that “the firing was executed from inside the structure” and that “the area in which human remains were found was not damaged by outside fire.” "