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Israel: Hostages mistakenly killed in Gaza were carrying a white flag

Israel: Hostages mistakenly killed in Gaza were carrying a white flag

All three Israelis Hostages who were accidentally killed in gauze By Israeli forces They were carrying the white flag According to the preliminary investigation into the incident, a military official said today, Saturday 12/16/2016.

The incident occurred in an area witnessing intense fighting, where Hamas fighters are politically active and used Deception tacticsThe official said.

The official said that a soldier saw the hostages leaving dozens of meters away from Israeli forces in the Shujaiya area.

“They are all without shirts and wearing mangora with a white cloth. The soldier feels threatened and opens fire. He declared them terrorists, and (the forces) opened fire, and two were killed on the spot.”

The third hostage was wounded and retreated to a nearby building, where he called for help in Hebrew, the official said.

“Immediately the battalion commander issues Ceasefire orderBut again there is another explosion of fire towards the third figure and [ο τρίτος όμηρος] “He also dies,” the official said. “This was against our rules of engagement,” he added.

The army announced on Friday that the three hostages were Yotam Haim and Alon Shamrez, kidnapped from Kibbutz Kfar Azza, and Samer Talalka, kidnapped from neighboring Kibbutz Nir Am – all of whom were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7.

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