Three Israeli captives killed by IOF were holding white flags
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An unnamed official claims that a soldier saw them tens of meters away, even holding a white flag each, and 'felt threatened' so he opened fire.
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(From L-R) Captives Yotam Haim, Samar Talalka and Alon Lulu Shamriz, who were killed by IOF troops in Gaza on December 15, 2023.
An initial inquiry, as cited by an IOF official, shows that the three Israeli captives killed "mistakenly" in Gaza by the IOF were holding up a white flag.
According to the unnamed official, it occurred in an area of intense combat where he alleged the Palestinian Resistance used deceptive strategies, and explained that an IOF soldier saw the captive settlers emerging tens of meters away in Al-Shujaiya.
"They're all without shirts and they have a stick with a white cloth on it. The soldier feels threatened and opens fire. He declares that they're terrorists, they (forces) open fire, two are killed immediately," the official said, adding that the third captive was wounded and went back into a nearby building to call for help in Hebrew.
"Immediately the battalion commander issues a ceasefire order, but again there's another burst of fire towards the third figure and he also dies," the official noted, claiming that "This was against our rules of engagement".
The occupation military identified the captives as settlers 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".
Taking to the streets
In response, Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement commenting on his troops' latest flop, "This is an unbearable tragedy."
The spokesperson for the Israeli occupation army, Daniel Hagari, said the military "bears responsibility for everything that happened."
The White House on Friday said the killing of the three captives in Gaza by the Israeli military was a "tragic mistake".
However, thousands of Israeli captives' families protested on Friday in "Kaplan" Street, now known as the "Hostages Square" in "Tel Aviv", demanding that their government restart negotiations for a new prisoner exchange deal with the Palestinian Resistance, according to Israeli media.
The demonstrators started their protest at the entrance to the Ministry of Security and the General Staff Headquarters in "Tel Aviv," blocking roads following the announcement.
Following news that Israel killed 3 captives in Shujaiya, families of captives and supporters hold emergency protest outside military HQ in Tel Aviv demanding Netanyahu make an immediate deal with Hamas.
— Dan Cohen (@dancohen3000) December 15, 2023
“All of them now!”
“Today we learned what happens when there is no deal”… pic.twitter.com/FzeqUXl9IJ
