Israeli hostages were killed by the Israeli Army last Friday Israel They carried white flags during the operation in Gaza As the military’s Southern Command explained in its preliminary investigation, one of them was shot dead despite allegedly calling for help in Hebrew, and it was later noted that the soldiers involved did not follow the basic rules of armed conflict.
According to this information provided by ‘Times of Israel’ and Walla news portal, the incident started now: An Israeli soldier identified three “suspicious individuals” People leaving a building in the Shejaiya neighborhood. They were all bare-chested, and one of them was carrying an improvised white flag.
The soldier shouted, “Terrorists!” He immediately opened fire on the group shouting. Notifying colleagues when they believe they are the victim of a trap. Two of the hostages died instantly. When the third wounded man returned to the building, the soldiers began to hear cries of “Help” in Hebrew. When the hostage left the building again, he was eventually shot by a second soldier.
investigation Initial evaluations indicate that the two soldiers acted contrary to combat protocols. before noting “extenuating” circumstances, such as the fact that forces in Gaza have not seen Palestinian civilians for days and that the only people they see in civilian clothes are usually the Hamas militiamen present there, according to an officer with the army’s Southern Command. While they themselves are unarmed, the secret comrades open fire on the army.
Southern Command also stated that the military found graffiti reading “Help, three hostages” on a building near the scene, but declined to confirm whether it had any connection to the incident.
The initial investigation was completed this Saturday by the Head of the Southern Command, General Yaron Finkelman, and the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, General Herzi Halevi, who presented these documents to the families of the three deceased Yotams. Haim., Samar Talalka and Alon Lulu Shamriz.
This incident comes amid criticism the Israeli Army has received following a similar incident in which a former police officer was shot dead during a Hamas offensive in Jerusalem. Yuval Castleman, who helped prevent the attack, was shot and killed by a soldier, even though he was unarmed and identified himself in Hebrew.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson of the meeting Hostage Families Forum, Haim Rubinstein denounced on his X account that still “no one has explained how to prevent the next disaster.” “Why do families have to beg for something that should be taken for granted?” said.
“We’re playing Russian roulette,” lamented Ruby Chen, whose son Itay was held hostage at a media conference in Tel Aviv. “We can no longer continue like this. We don’t know every day when we will be the ones knocking on the door,” he said in statements quoted by the Times of Israel.