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15
December
2023

Israeli forces mistakenly kill three Israeli hostages in Gaza

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📅 15 December 2023 📍 Palestine

Israeli forces shot and killed three Israeli hostages in Shuja’iyya, Gaza. The Israeli military later said the hostages had emerged waving a white cloth and calling for help, and acknowledged failures in the incident. The deaths intensified public debate in Israel over the military strategy and the priority given to rescuing captives. The event underscores that hostages remained in active combat zones and that combat rules and identification practices had lethal consequences.

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People in this event

Yotam Haim

Alon Shamriz

Samer Talalka

Organizations in this Event

Israeli military

Hamas