Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli forces in Palestine’s Gaza had been holding up a white flag, Israeli Army spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on December 16 following an initial inquiry into the incident.
On December 15, the military identified the three hostages as Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer Talalka, all taken by Hamas on October 7.
A soldier saw the hostages emerging tens of metres from Israeli forces in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City. "They're all without shirts and they have a stick with a white cloth on it. The soldier feels threatened and opens fire. He declares that they're terrorists, they (forces) open fire, and two are killed immediately," said Hagari.
The third hostage was wounded and retreated into a nearby building where he called for help in Hebrew. "Immediately the battalion commander issues a ceasefire order, but again there's another burst of fire towards the third figure and he also dies," said Hagari. "This was against our rules of engagement," he added.
On December 15, the military identified the three hostages as Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer Talalka, all taken by Hamas on October 7.
A soldier saw the hostages emerging tens of metres from Israeli forces in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City. "They're all without shirts and they have a stick with a white cloth on it. The soldier feels threatened and opens fire. He declares that they're terrorists, they (forces) open fire, and two are killed immediately," said Hagari.
The third hostage was wounded and retreated into a nearby building where he called for help in Hebrew. "Immediately the battalion commander issues a ceasefire order, but again there's another burst of fire towards the third figure and he also dies," said Hagari. "This was against our rules of engagement," he added.
Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli forces in Palestine’s Gaza had been holding up a white flag, Israeli Army spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on December 16 following an initial inquiry into the incident.
On December 15, the military identified the three hostages as Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer Talalka, all taken by Hamas on October 7.
A soldier saw the hostages emerging tens of metres from Israeli forces in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City. "They're all without shirts and they have a stick with a white cloth on it. The soldier feels threatened and opens fire. He declares that they're terrorists, they (forces) open fire, and two are killed immediately," said Hagari.
The third hostage was wounded and retreated into a nearby building where he called for help in Hebrew. "Immediately the battalion commander issues a ceasefire order, but again there's another burst of fire towards the third figure and he also dies," said Hagari. "This was against our rules of engagement," he added.
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