War tragedies: the Israeli army kills three escaping hostages by mistake
The Israeli army said it mistakenly killed three hostages during its campaign in Gaza after misidentifying them as a "threat."
The three hostages were named Yotam Haim, 28, Samer Talalka, 22, and Alon Shamriz, 26.
The Israeli army confirmed that the three were shot by troops operating in Shejaiya, northern Gaza, and it is possible that it happened during an escape attempt.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday's incident was being investigated and that it "expresses deep remorse for the tragic incident and sends the families their deepest condolences."
“Our national mission is to locate the missing and bring all hostages home,” he added. Evidently this time it didn't work.
The three bodies were returned to Israeli territory, where checks confirmed their identities.
Yotam Haim, kidnapped on October 7 from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, was a musician who loved animals and Italian cuisine.
On the morning of the Hamas attack he called his family to say his house was on fire. When he opened the window to get some air, Yotam was kidnapped by Hamas
Alon Shamriz was in Kfar Aza at the time of the attack. Her family gave permission to be named after previously asking that her identity not be revealed.
Samer Talalka, a Bedouin, was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Am. An enthusiast of motorcycles, he loved traveling in the countryside and spending time with friends.
He lived in the city of Hura and worked in a chicken hatchery on the kibbutz. On the morning of October 7 he was at work. After the attack he called his sister to tell her that he had been injured by the gunfire.
The more than 100 hostages still in the hands of Hamas and other groups in Gaza pose a problem that is almost impossible to solve for Israel. The fear is that incidents like this will be repeated in the future and that the lives of the hostages will be put at risk other times.
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