It mentioned it was withholding the third hostage’s identify on the household’s request.
Jerusalem:
The Israeli military mentioned its troops shot and killed three hostages on Friday after “mistakenly” figuring out them as a menace.
“Throughout fight in Shejaiya, the IDF (military) mistakenly recognized three Israeli hostages as a menace. Because of this, the troops fired towards them they usually have been killed,” the military mentioned in a press release.
“The IDF started reviewing the incident instantly… Quick classes from the occasion have been realized, which have been handed on to all IDF troops within the subject,” it added, expressing “deep regret over the tragic incident”.
The military recognized two of the hostages as Yotam Haim, who was taken from Kibbutz Kfar Aza throughout Hamas’s October 7 assault, and Samer El-Talalqa, taken from Kibbutz Nir Am.
It mentioned it was withholding the third hostage’s identify on the household’s request.
Hamas kidnapped round 250 hostages throughout its October 7 assault on Israel, which killed 1,139 folks, in keeping with official figures.
Israel’s retaliatory conflict in opposition to the group has killed greater than 18,700 folks, in keeping with the territory’s Hamas-run well being ministry.
The Israeli authorities has repeatedly said that bringing residence the entire hostages is one in every of its chief conflict goals.
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