Friday, 15 December 2023 Israeli troops mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during combat with Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the Israeli military said. The incident took place in Shejaiye, one of the densely populated communities in northern Gaza that the Israeli military has identified as a Hamas stronghold. Israeli forces "mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat," the military said in a statement. "As a result, the troops fired toward them and they were killed. During searches and checks in the area in which the incident occurred, a suspicion arose over the identities of the deceased.
Israel’s military on Friday said they had mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during ground operations in Gaza.
it happened in Shijaiyahm, Gaza City, where fierce battles against Hamas militants have taken place in recent days.
The military say the hostages had been shirtless and holding...
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Friday, 15 December 2023
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