The Israeli military acknowledged that it shot dead three Hamas hostages on Friday after “mistakenly” identifying them as a threat.
“During the fighting in Shejaiya [bairro da cidade de Gaza]the IDF [Forças de Defesa de Israel] wrongly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat. As a result, troops fired at them and they died,” the army said in a statement.
“Immediate lessons were learned from the event, which were conveyed to all IDF troops on the ground,” he added, expressing “deep remorse for the tragic incident.”
The military identified the hostages as Yotam Haim and Alon Shamriz, both taken from Kibbutz Kfar Aza during the Hamas attack on October 7, and Samer El-Talalqa, taken from Kibbutz Nir Am. “This is an unbearable tragedy,” it said. the first Minister. declared Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement.
“The entire State of Israel is in mourning tonight. My heart goes out to the grieving families at this difficult time.”
Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said the military “is responsible for everything that happened.”
“We believe that the three Israelis escaped or were abandoned by the terrorists who were holding them captive,” he said, adding: “We do not yet know these details.”
Hamas kidnapped some 250 hostages during the October 7 attack on Israel, in which 1,139 people were killed, according to official figures.
Israel’s retaliatory war against the group has killed more than 18,700 people, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.
Source: TSF
