Israeli military says its troops shot and killed three hostages by mistake
IDF identifies hostages killed as Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer El-Talalqa, saying they were mistakenly believed to be a threat
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IDF identifies hostages killed as Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer El-Talalqa, saying they were mistakenly believed to be a threat
28-year-old Yotam Haim, 22-year-old Samer Talalka, and a third unidentified hostage were accidentally shot dead by Israeli troops, an IDF spokesperson said.
White House spokesman John Kirby said President Joe Biden had been briefed on the deaths in Gaza after the Israel Defence Forces mistook three Israelis for terrorists.
Two of the men were soldiers, while a third was a French-Israeli civilian.
Three Israeli hostages being held by Hamas inside the Gaza Strip were killed Friday after being "mistakenly identified" as threats, the IDF says.