Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Israeli military accidentally shoots and kills 3 Israelis held hostage in Gaza [View all]Response to sarisataka (Reply #19)
Post removed
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
69 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations

Israeli military accidentally shoots and kills 3 Israelis held hostage in Gaza [View all]
Donkees
Dec 2023
OP
Can anyone seriously not believe that the IDF has not dropped bombs on hostages already?
PufPuf23
Dec 2023
#3
Hmmm...as hostages they probably didn't have guns. So shoot anything that moves first, ask questions later is policy.
dutch777
Dec 2023
#4
Any investigation of this sort needs to be headed by an impartial team-like a
riversedge
Dec 2023
#16
The three were trying to escape their captors but were misidentified by IDF soldiers as terrorists
Donkees
Dec 2023
#8
Did the IDF manage to kill any of the Hamas soldiers that the three hostages were escaping from?
Autumn
Dec 2023
#10
Tragic. And I am disgusted by the responses that bame Israel for their deaths.
Beastly Boy
Dec 2023
#11
The hostages were killed during a firefight between IDF and hamas militants!
Beastly Boy
Dec 2023
#20
No. Because, like any rational person, I can tell the difference between accepting blame and admitting responsibility.
Beastly Boy
Dec 2023
#33
Curious, you are amswering your own questions. Someone might mistake it for self-deprecation
Beastly Boy
Dec 2023
#50
Cheney was not being shot at. The IDF was being targeted and fired upon by the terrorists
JI7
Dec 2023
#55
These three unfortunate people were waving a white flag and had removed their shirts
Voltaire2
Dec 2023
#58
What's interesting is the there are no apologies for all killings of other non-combatants.
David__77
Dec 2023
#56
Like you, I am disgusted with some of the responses, but not at all surprised.
Behind the Aegis
Dec 2023
#37
I doubt they were commandos, IDF has lots of regular combat troops deployed in Gaza
EX500rider
Dec 2023
#60
I doubt the IDF in the confusion & combat inside the Israeli border the 1st day had much chance to keep track of them
EX500rider
Dec 2023
#62
IDF releases name of third hostage killed by friendly fire as Alon Lulu Shamriz, 26, from Kfar Azza
Donkees
Dec 2023
#29
Yeah looking at released IDF combat footage shows how chaotic urban combat is
EX500rider
Dec 2023
#63
Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza were holding white flag, official says
Eugene
Dec 2023
#52
Yeah anyone surprised this could happen is ignorant of the actual frequency of friendly fire
EX500rider
Dec 2023
#64
It was reported on local news this morning. They were shirtless, waving a white cloth and yelling help in Hebrew
Autumn
Dec 2023
#66
"accidentally" Israeli military says soldier opened fire on hostages holding white flag. "accidentally"
republianmushroom
Dec 2023
#69