One suspect fired a weapon in their direction, leading to an exchange of gunfire.

She went on to explain that some injured men were left behind, and some women decided to go back to help them. They took a white flag and walked towards the men, they saw the men moving but then the Israeli soldiers started to shoot at the women, so they were forced to return. Four days later the men were found dead, according to Heba.

Plus, there were another two factors they panicked in fear of the people outside (having shot at them, finding a lynch mob was more than likely) and they panicked in fear of the flames, like all victims of fires.