17-12-2023, 02:11 PM
Israeli troops have now killed three escaping Israeli hostages.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-ham...st%20Hamas.
"Israel's account of how the hostages died also raised questions about the conduct of Israeli ground troops. Palestinians on several occasions have reported that Israeli soldiers opened fire as civilians tried to flee to safety.
Hamas has claimed other hostages were previously killed by Israeli fire or airstrikes, without presenting evidence.
An Israeli military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to brief reporters in line with military regulations, said it was likely that the hostages had been abandoned by their militant captors or had escaped.
The soldiers' behaviour was "against our rules of engagement," the official said, and was being investigated at the highest level.
The hostages did everything they could to signal they weren't a threat, "but this shooting was done during fighting and under pressure," Herzi Halevi, chief of the military's general staff, said in a statement later Saturday.
The hostages' plight has dominated public discourse in Israel. Speaking at a Saturday night rally in Tel Aviv, Rubi Chen, father of 19-year-old hostage Itay Chen, criticized the government for believing hostages could be retrieved through military pressure.
"Put the the best offer on the table to get the hostages home alive," he said. "We don't want them back in bags."
Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Segui is being held by Hamas, called the accidental hostage killings a "tragedy on tragedy," and and echoed calls for a speedy and diplomatic resolution."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-ham...st%20Hamas.
"Israel's account of how the hostages died also raised questions about the conduct of Israeli ground troops. Palestinians on several occasions have reported that Israeli soldiers opened fire as civilians tried to flee to safety.
Hamas has claimed other hostages were previously killed by Israeli fire or airstrikes, without presenting evidence.
An Israeli military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to brief reporters in line with military regulations, said it was likely that the hostages had been abandoned by their militant captors or had escaped.
The soldiers' behaviour was "against our rules of engagement," the official said, and was being investigated at the highest level.
The hostages did everything they could to signal they weren't a threat, "but this shooting was done during fighting and under pressure," Herzi Halevi, chief of the military's general staff, said in a statement later Saturday.
The hostages' plight has dominated public discourse in Israel. Speaking at a Saturday night rally in Tel Aviv, Rubi Chen, father of 19-year-old hostage Itay Chen, criticized the government for believing hostages could be retrieved through military pressure.
"Put the the best offer on the table to get the hostages home alive," he said. "We don't want them back in bags."
Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Segui is being held by Hamas, called the accidental hostage killings a "tragedy on tragedy," and and echoed calls for a speedy and diplomatic resolution."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)