An internal report from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reveals the soldiers responsible for killing three Israeli hostages who had escaped Hamas were to blame for the killings. The report said the soldiers did not follow proper protocols. There was no mention of any consequences the soldiers might face as a consequence of their unjust actions.
Israeli soldiers ignored cries for “help” when they stormed a Gaza building holding three hostages just days before killing them by mistake, said a military investigation published on Thursday.
The soldiers also heard “hostages” shouted in Hebrew on December 10, but interpreted that as a “terrorist deception attempt” by Hamas operatives to lure them into the building in the Gaza City district of Shejaiya, the probe said.
Believing the building was rigged with explosives, the soldiers exited and killed five Hamas operatives trying to escape, it added.
The hostages then probably fled the building also, and on December 15 Israeli soldiers shot them after mistakenly identifying them as a threat, the investigation said.