The Israeli military mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to the Israeli military**.
Maj. Gen. Daniel Hagari, the chief spokesman for the Israeli military, wrote in a statement issued Friday: "The Israeli army found the hostages and wrongly identified them as a threat, so the forces went to them and shot them dead." He said it was unclear whether the hostages had escaped their captors or had been abandoned.
During the scanning and examination of the area of the incident, doubts arose about the identity of the deceased. The bodies were transported to Israeli territory for examination, where they were found to be three Israeli hostages.
The deaths occurred in the Shijaiyah area of Gaza City, where the army has engaged in fierce fighting with Hamas militants in recent days.
He said this was stated by the military"Deep sorrow", and an investigation is ongoing. According to the IDF, two of the *** hostages have been identified as Yotam Haim and Samel Fouad Talarka. The IDF added"A message was also sent to the family of the third abductee, whose name was not disclosed at this time, at their request"。
Reports from the Associated Press, The Guardian, Reuters.