Israeli troops killed hostages, mistaking their cries for help as ambush -military
Israeli troops killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza on Dec. 15 when it mistook their cries for help as a ruse by Hamas militants to draw them into an ambush, the military said on Thursday, concluding that the soldiers acted rightly to the best of their understanding. On Dec. 15, the military immediately took responsibility for killing the three hostages, who were abducted by militants during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on towns in southern Israel. The Israel military published its findings on Thursday and concluded "that there was no malice in the event, and the soldiers carried out the ...