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52. Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza were holding white flag, official says

Sat Dec 16, 2023, 10:02 AM

Dec 2023

Source: Reuters

Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza were holding white flag, official says

Reuters
Sat, December 16, 2023 at 7:07 AM EST·1 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Three Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza by Israeli forces had been holding up a white flag, according to an initial inquiry into the incident, a military official said on Saturday.

The incident happened in an area of intense combat where Hamas militants operate in civilian attire and use deception tactics, the official said.

A soldier saw the hostages emerging tens of meters from Israeli forces in the area of Shejaiya, the official said.

"They're all without shirts and they have a stick with a white cloth on it. The soldier feels threatened and opens fire. He declares that they're terrorists, they (forces) open fire, two are killed immediately," said the military official.

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Israeli military accidentally shoots and kills 3 Israelis held hostage in Gaza [View all] Donkees Dec 2023 OP

Damn. That sucks. Way to go IDF. underpants Dec 2023 #1

That's a MAJOR fuck-up..... Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #2

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

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2023 #5

I'm sure they were armed and posing a threat? Yes? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2023 #6

Well that is horrible FHRRK Dec 2023 #7

Plus 1 Demovictory9 Dec 2023 #26

Unfortunately we seem to be alone on this line of thought FHRRK Dec 2023 #27

The three were trying to escape their captors but were misidentified by IDF soldiers as terrorists Donkees Dec 2023 #8

OMG this is so tragic. Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #9

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

Disgusting, but oh so predictable. Coventina Dec 2023 #13

When "stupid" bombs are dropped in Gaza, almost impossible not to have PufPuf23 Dec 2023 #18

The hostages were killed during a firefight between IDF and hamas militants! Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #20

Exactly. These 3 hostages seem to be getting all the outrage Nixie Dec 2023 #36

I had an expectation what direction this would head sarisataka Dec 2023 #19

Post removed Post removed Dec 2023 #23

I've had this image this past week Sympthsical Dec 2023 #24

seriously... wtf Celerity Dec 2023 #25

WTF WOW! Emile Dec 2023 #28

Yes, something like this reveals how deep is the hatred JI7 Dec 2023 #39

The IDF admitted responsibility. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #31

No. Because, like any rational person, I can tell the difference between accepting blame and admitting responsibility. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #33

Interesting. Could you describe the difference Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #43

By all means. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #44

Ok I think I understand what you mean. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #45

Almost there. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #46

Why was it inadvertent? Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #49

Curious, you are amswering your own questions. Someone might mistake it for self-deprecation Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #50

Not inadvertent. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #51

Now, you are just trying to split hairs, and failing at it. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #54

lol. That hair was already split. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #59

And deflecting from your fallacies. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #65

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

This is not the first time moniss Dec 2023 #12

So maybe if Jerusalem hadn't been so eager to resume killing moniss Dec 2023 #14

Are you aware it was Hamas that chose to not extend the ceasefire sarisataka Dec 2023 #17

Blame the Jews Mountainguy Dec 2023 #30

blame "the Jews"? TiberiusB Dec 2023 #42

According to Jerusalem moniss Dec 2023 #34

IIRC that announcement came after sarisataka Dec 2023 #38

If you actually knew my position you would know that moniss Dec 2023 #41

Hamas started shooting rockets one hour before the ceasefire ended LeftInTX Dec 2023 #47

The ending of talking and resumption of killing has moniss Dec 2023 #48

It's also possible Hamas has run out of hostages who story they want told EX500rider Dec 2023 #61

Agreed 100% that the moniss Dec 2023 #67

Do you want a cease fire? Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #22

I remember when Israeli commandos were precise and lethal. Baitball Blogger Dec 2023 #15

I doubt they were commandos, IDF has lots of regular combat troops deployed in Gaza EX500rider Dec 2023 #60

IDF has freed one hostage directly in their ground operations Prairie Gates Dec 2023 #21

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

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Dec 2023 #32

a quarter of IDF deaths in Gaza have been friendly fire. maxsolomon Dec 2023 #35

I would shoot them, too. SarahD Dec 2023 #40

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

There's a separate thread on this preliminary report from earlier this morning Donkees Dec 2023 #53

I was watching Israeli news when this story broke. madaboutharry Dec 2023 #57

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

They accidentally killed Israelis but WhiteTara Dec 2023 #68

"accidentally" Israeli military says soldier opened fire on hostages holding white flag. "accidentally" republianmushroom Dec 2023 #69