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An IDF force happened upon a building holding Israeli hostages. While the israeli force was standing outside, three Israeli hostages taken by Hamas emerged shirtless from the building waving a white flag. Israeli forces promptly proceeded to murder two of them, and then shot the third who hid in the rubble and called for help in Hebrew. The Israeli commander ordered a cease fire at which point the Israeli forces continued to murder the last remaining Israeli hostage.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/16/middleeast/what-we-know-hostages-killed-israel-gaza/index.html
What the Israeli military said happened
The three men were killed during an IDF operation around the Gaza City neighborhood of Shejaiya on Friday.
On Saturday, an IDF official said the trio had emerged from a building tens of meters away from a group of Israeli troops. They were shirtless and were waving a white flag, according to the official, who spoke to journalists on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about an ongoing investigation.
At least one soldier felt threatened and opened fire, killing two of the men immediately. The third was wounded and ran back inside the building. The Israeli unit overheard a cry for help in Hebrew, at which time the brigade commander ordered his troops to stop shooting. However, there was another burst of gunfire. The third hostage died later. Their shooting while waving a white flag was in violation of IDF rules of engagement, the official added.
It’s unclear which hostage survived initially and when he was killed, the official added.
Israeli soldiers did not anticipate that they would be approached by hostages, but instead thought it would likely be unarmed hamas women, children or elderly approaching them, which would not have been against their rules of engagement to attack.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/16/middleeast/what-we-know-hostages-killed-israel-gaza/index.html
What the Israeli military said happened
The three men were killed during an IDF operation around the Gaza City neighborhood of Shejaiya on Friday.
On Saturday, an IDF official said the trio had emerged from a building tens of meters away from a group of Israeli troops. They were shirtless and were waving a white flag, according to the official, who spoke to journalists on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about an ongoing investigation.
At least one soldier felt threatened and opened fire, killing two of the men immediately. The third was wounded and ran back inside the building. The Israeli unit overheard a cry for help in Hebrew, at which time the brigade commander ordered his troops to stop shooting. However, there was another burst of gunfire. The third hostage died later. Their shooting while waving a white flag was in violation of IDF rules of engagement, the official added.
It’s unclear which hostage survived initially and when he was killed, the official added.
Israeli soldiers did not anticipate that they would be approached by hostages, but instead thought it would likely be unarmed hamas women, children or elderly approaching them, which would not have been against their rules of engagement to attack.
