Israeli military says its troops shot and killed three hostages by mistake

15/12/2023 21:33 The Guardian

IDF identifies hostages killed as Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer El-Talalqa, saying they were mistakenly believed to be a threatIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesThe Israeli military has said that its troops shot and killed three hostages being held by Hamas after mistakenly identifying them as a threat during fighting in a battle-torn neighbourhood of Gaza City.The announcement on Friday came amid heavy fighting across the embattled territory that led to an influx of dead and wounded into hospitals in Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah. Continue reading...

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Gaza food hub suspends operations as Israel declares access routes ‘combat zones’

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EU proposes extending right for 4m Ukrainians to stay in bloc until 2027

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Three Salvadorian ex-military convicted of 1982 killings of Dutch reporters

Five-member jury sentenced defendants, now in their 80s or 90s, to 15 years in prison on first day of trialA former defense minister of El Salvador and two retired colonels have been convicted of the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the country’s civil war, a lawyer for families of t...

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UN denounces Israel’s ‘deliberate choices’ depriving Palestinians of essentials – Israel-Gaza war live

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‘This could be our last year’: student comedy troupes priced out of Edinburgh fringe

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BBC rejects White House claim it removed Gaza story

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Train ticket enforcement must be fair and proportionate, watchdog warns

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Major evacuation in Cologne after second world war bombs discovered

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Lindsey Graham, Trump’s Ukraine weathervane, finally turns east on Russia sanctions

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