hello. the israeli army says three hostages who were mistakenly shot dead by troops in gaza had been holding a white flag. early findings from an official investigation said the men were fired on in breach of the army s rules of engagement. an israeli soldier began shooting when three shirtless men emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el talalqa were killed in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. the idf say their killing was very tragic . an army spokesperson said they had made a mistake and would not be punished. in a separate development, an aljazeera journalist and cameraman, samerabu daqqa, was killed on friday in an israeli strike. from jerusalem our security correspondent, frank gardner sent this report. in the war zone that is gaza, israeli forces have committed a tragic error. in the effort to free hostages, they shot three of them, mistaking them for hamas fighters. the young israeli men were all the mid 20s, seized b
hello. the israeli army says three hostages who were mistakenly shot dead by troops in gaza were holding a white flag. early findings from an official investigation said the men were fired on in breach of the army s rules of engagement. an israeli soldier began shooting when three shirtless men emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el talalqa were killed in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. the idf say their killing was very tragic . the killings have prompted increased pressure on the israeli government to resume negotiations with hamas on the release of captured israeli nationals. people have gathered near the tel aviv museum of art in what s become known as hostages square . there are reports the head of israel s spy agency, mossad, is preparing to meet the qatari prime minister to discuss the issue. in a separate development, an aljazeera journalist and cameraman, samer abu daqa, was killed on friday in an israeli strike.
right now from the supreme court this morning. retired associate justice of the supreme court sandra day o connor has died at the age of 93. she is a trailblazer in so many ways. she was the first female member of the supreme court. our ken dilanian is joining us right now with more. ken, what do we know? we are just getting right now a statement from the supreme court announcing her death. the first woman ever appointed to the court, appointed by ronald reagan. the statement said that she died of complications related to advanced dementia, probably alzheimer s, and a respiratory illness. again, she was 93 years old. justice o connor was appointed to the court by president reagan in 1981, and she retired in 2006 after serving more than 24 years on the court. she s survived by her three sons, six grand children, chief justice john roberts said the following about justice o connor in this statement from the court. a daughter of the american southwest, sandra day o connor blaz
these are the latest pictures that we received of them arriving in a coach. we ll have more on this across the program. let s take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. amongst the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october seven attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in helping the release. they also said that today s release proves that we can all get all the hostages back home. that was in a statement they released just a shor
the israeli army says 14 israeli hostages and three foreigners including an american child have been handed over to the red cross in gaza. the israel leave prison service also says 39 palestinian prisoners have been released as part of that deal. you see the coach there from ofer towards the checkpoint where some of those people will be reunited with friends and family. in gaza people have been using the humanitarian pause and fighting to get desperately needed supplies of food and fuel and medicine. we will have more on that throughout the program. among the group are sisters dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time today, a us citizen has been released. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were attacked and killed by hamas gunmen duri