'No one should hear this': Israeli captive's family condemn leaked recording ( www.middleeasteye.net )

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/16771956

The family of an Israeli hostage who was gunned down by Israeli soldiers in Gaza say that they were not notified that an audio recording of him pleading for help had been leaked to the media.

Alon Shamriz, 26, was shot dead along with two other hostages, Yotam Haim, 28, and Samar Fouad Talalka, 24, after they had escaped their captors.

They were killed by Israeli forces as they approached them shirtless and waving a white cloth in the Gaza City neighbourhood of Shujaiya. A military spokesperson said that the men had been mistakenly identified as a threat.

Linkerbaan ,
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Did the IDF soldiers not speak Hebrew or something? It's super weird that they shot those guy after they spoke Hebrew to them

A military spokesperson said that the men had been mistakenly identified as a threat.

Yeah just like all those people at the flour massacare

jonne ,

Definitely not the point of the article, but WTF did this mean?

The dog was shot and the camera recovered only days later.

The use of the passive voice implies the IDF shot their own dog?

Cethin ,

I get it for the parents that this is really traumatizing, and they probably shouldn't listen to it. It is important to protect other people and give accurate information though. Sure, it's their son who died, but it's not about them or him anymore. It's about all the other people still suffering and dying.

Tangent5280 ,

Jesus Christ, imagine pulling off the heist of your lives, sneaking around and escaping your captors, evading recapture from terrorists and scared civilians for however long in the bombed out badlands, finally glimpsing your hope and salvation in the distance, and then getting shot down by the very soldiers you put your hopes in. Brutal.

saltesc ,

Well they shouldn't have been unarmed, half naked, and waving white flags.

Cethin ,

And asking for help in Hebrew.

Opafi ,

Soldiers reported they had heard cries of “help” and “hostages” in Hebrew, but that they assumed it was an attempt by Hamas to lure them into a trap.

They also reportedly found signs left by the hostages to get the military's attention but dismissed these as part of the supposed ploy.

Everybody's Hamas. If they're not, they're Hamas in disguise.

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