What the Israeli military said happenedThe men were killed while waving a white flag in violation of IDF rules of engagement, an IDF official said on Saturday. The Israeli unit overheard a cry for help in Hebrew, at which time the brigade commander ordered his troops to stop shooting. The IDF is aware of a building marked “SOS” a few hundred feet from where the hostages were shot to death. What the IDF is doing to prevent similar tragediesIsraeli soldiers in Gaza are now being told to “exercise additional caution” when encountering people in civilian clothes following the hostages’ accidental killing, Jonathan Conricus, another IDF spokesman, told CNN. “The ground invasion is killing the hostages,” said Udi Goren, whose cousin was killed by Hamas, told CNN.

Source: Egypt Independent December 17, 2023 20:10 UTC