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submitted 4 months ago by CaractacusPotts@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/16771956

The family of an Israeli hostage who was gunned down by Israeli soldiers in Gaza say that they were not notified that an audio recording of him pleading for help had been leaked to the media.

Alon Shamriz, 26, was shot dead along with two other hostages, Yotam Haim, 28, and Samar Fouad Talalka, 24, after they had escaped their captors.

They were killed by Israeli forces as they approached them shirtless and waving a white cloth in the Gaza City neighbourhood of Shujaiya. A military spokesperson said that the men had been mistakenly identified as a threat.

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[-] groupofcrows@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 months ago

"They used food to stain a cloth with the words “help 3 hostages” written in Hebrew, as well as “SOS,” to alert the IDF to their location. An Israeli drone captured video of the signs hanging from a building, but the battalion that was there at the time marked the building as a potential trap, according to the preliminary IDF review.

A sniper positioned more than 100 yards away fired the shots that killed Shamriz and Telalka — and wounded Haim, the IDF said.

Haim then ran back inside the building and called out for help in Hebrew. The battalion commander held fire. But when Haim re-emerged in the doorway, another soldier, against the orders of the commander to not fire, shot him dead, according to a preliminary assessment. The soldiers reportedly said they had not fully understood their commands."

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna130912&ved=2ahUKEwj-pZuYk92EAxVPJjQIHS7ZBfQQFnoECBkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1u2cOBDMEG6Bmi9vEvSOnD

[-] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

It's so fucking stupid. This is why rules of engagement exist.

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