Today is a day of mourning and anger in Israel. Three Israeli civilians held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip were mistakenly killed by their own country’s army in the last few hours: they were mistaken for terrorists and described as “threats”. A “doubt” immediately arose, said On December 15, military spokesman Daniel Hagari began recognizing the bodies. Yotam Haim (28 years old) and Alon Shamriz (26 years old) were kidnapped last October 7 in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, one of the places attacked by Hamas. Samar Fouad Talalka (22 years old) was an Israeli Arab who worked at the Nir Am kibbutz. The mistake occurred during heavy clashes in the Shejaiya region, a stronghold of the Palestinian terrorist group.
According to the version presented by Israeli army spokesman Hagari, Hamas sent a group of apparently unarmed suicide terrorists against the Israeli army and tried to trap them with explosives. Hagari told the press that the three hostages managed to free themselves or were left unattended. After 70 days of captivity, it is possible for the three hostages to wear clothes typical of the Palestinian people.
Haim was the drummer for the heavy metal band Persephore. He was last seen in a video taken outside the door of his home in Kfar Aza on the morning of October 7. He sent the video to his mother: gunshots could be heard. Samar Fouad Talalka was working in the nursery of Kibbutz Nir Am, where she usually worked weekend shifts, when Hamas men kidnapped her. His family lives in the Bedouin town of Hura. Alon Shamriz was a computer engineering student.
Protests in Tel Aviv
The Israeli army launched an internal investigation to understand exactly how the accident occurred. In Tel Aviv, Israel, on the night between Friday and Saturday, following the news, hundreds of people gathered on the streets and protested in various parts of the city, including the Ministry of Defense and the military base. The main demand is that the Israeli government reach an agreement to release the more than 130 hostages still held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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