The military wing of the Hamas Resistance movement, the al-Qassam brigades, published footage showing captured Israeli settler Yarden Bibas, whose family, consisting of his wife and two children, was killed by the Israeli occupation forces' indiscriminate bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

"Will I live to attend their funeral? Or will I be buried with them?" the settler asked.

الأسير الإسرائيلي يردن بيباس الذي قتلت طائرات الاحتلال زوجته شيري وطفليه كفير وأرئيل يناشد من داخل السجن نتنياهو والحكومة الإسرائيلية ويتسائل: هل سأخرج وأشيعهم أم أدفن معهم؟#الميادين #كتائب_القسام #فلسطين #غزة pic.twitter.com/bq0vqpeT4E

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 6, 2024

Time running out

Hamas released another video titled "Time is Running Out," in which they showcased recorded scenes of captured Israeli soldiers who were intentionally killed by the Israeli occupation forces in the Shuja'iya neighborhood.

The video displays four captured soldiers speaking about the repeated bombardment they endured and how the occupation forces demolished houses over their heads. They also pleaded for the aggression on Gaza to stop.

The Israeli soldiers featured in the video acknowledged that the al-Qassam Brigades did their best to preserve their lives, providing them with everything they requested in terms of food and drink. They praised the al-Qassam Brigades for their treatment.

In the video, Hamas' military wing affirmed that these captives waved white flags to the Israeli occupying forces, repeatedly shouting that they were "hostages." However, the invading forces cold-bloodedly killed them.

The Qassam Brigades addressed the families of the prisoners, stating that "Netanyahu's government seat is more important to him than the return of your sons" and that "Netanyahu and his extremist government killed them (the captives)." They emphasized that "time is running out and fading away."

The soldiers were Alon Shamriz, Samer al-Talalka, and Yotam Haim, all of whom were confirmed as killed by the Israeli occupation forces.

الجنود الإسرائيليين الأسرى الذين قتلهم "جيش" الاحتلال في الشجاعية بعد أكثر من محاولة سابقة لقتلهم في عدة أماكن بالحي 👇#الوقت_ينفذ #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/acrnCFav5o

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 6, 2024

Friendly fire reports surging

Earlier in December, the Israeli occupation military stated that its troops shot and killed three captives held by the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza on December 16 during battles in al-Shujaiya after "mistakenly" identifying them as a threat.

"Immediate lessons from the event have been learned," the IOF claimed in a statement.

The occupation military identified the captives as Yotam Haim and Alon Shamriz, both taken from Kibbutz "Kfar Aza" during the Palestinian Resistance's Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, in addition to Samer el-Talalqa, who was taken from Kibbutz "Nir Am".

The spokesperson for the Israeli occupation army, Daniel Hagari, said the military "bears responsibility for everything that happened."

Late last month, a report published on the Israeli news website Haaretz discussed several incidents of "friendly fire" among Israeli occupation forces that have resulted in casualties during the ongoing ground offensive against the Gaza Strip.

The report mentioned that the Israeli occupation military claims that most of these "friendly fire" incidents occurred during joint combat between armored and infantry forces, adding that investigations are underway to draw future lessons.