War is hell ... you've escaped your captors and get killed by your own side while holding a white flag. Some pretty bad finger discipline and those soldiers should be disciplined.
Doesn't change the situation but would like to know if the soldiers were just conscripted or already in the army on Oct 7.
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-...-23/index.html
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The three Israeli hostages who were killed Friday by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in Gaza were shirtless and waving a white flag when they were shot, an IDF official said Saturday, calling the killings a “tragic, tragic event” and a violation of IDF rules of engagement.
The three men came out of a building “tens of meters from our soldiers’ position,” the official said. At least one of the soldiers “feels threatened and opens fire. Two are killed immediately. One is wounded and runs back inside. The soldiers hear a cry for help in Hebrew and the brigade commander issues a cease fire order but there is another burst of fire.”
The third hostage died later. It is not clear if the second burst of fire killed him, or which of the three it was.
More than one IDF soldier fired at the hostages, the official told CNN after briefing journalists.
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