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IDF "mistakenly" kills three Israeli hostages in Gaza

Families and supporters of the hostages killed hold an emergency protest and demand that Netanyahu make an immediate deal with Hamas

Representative image of IDF personnel (photo: National Herald archives)
Representative image of IDF personnel (photo: National Herald archives) National Herald archives

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops, in a case of mistaken identity, killed three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza’s Shejaiya neighbourhood on Friday.

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari in a statement on Friday night said that the incident occurred in the morning and the military bears full responsibility for the "tragic incident", which happened "in an area where the soldiers encountered many terrorists, including suicide bombers".

The hostages, who died after troops fired at them, were identified as Yohan Haim who was abducted by Hamas from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Samar Fouad Talalka -- abducted from Nir Am and Alon Shamriz, also from Kfar Aza.

Hagari said that the incident occurred in the Gaza neighbourhood that has seen some of the heaviest fighting in recent days.

Following news that Israel killed 3 captives in Shujaiya, families of captives and supporters held emergency protest outside military HQ in Tel Aviv demanding Netanyahu make an immediate deal with Hamas.

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