Hostages mistakenly killed in Gaza were carrying white flag, IDF says
Israel's military said troops "mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat" and fired at them, killing the three hostages.
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Israel's military said troops "mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat" and fired at them, killing the three hostages.
During combat operations in Shejaiya, a dense neighborhood in the Gaza City area where fighting has been taking place, the Israeli military said troops "mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat."
Israel said it has accidentally killed three hostages in what it calls a "friendly fire" incident in Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces said three hostages were mistakenly identified as a threat and killed during fighting.
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