The Israeli army misidentified shirtless male hostages waving a white flag in Gaza and shot all three in violation of its rules of engagement, a military official said on Saturday.
The killing of Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer Talalka, who are presumed to have escaped from Hamas captivity, is being investigated by the Israel Defense Forces.
The hostages were within “tens of metres” of Israeli positions, the official said. An Israeli soldier thought they were Hamas fighters trying to lure Israeli soldiers into a trap, and deemed them to be “terrorists,” the military official said.
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