He Army Israeli assumed his “failure” in their mission to rescue the three hostages that Israeli troops killed in Loop by mistake on December 15, after publishing this Thursday an investigation with more details of the incident.
“The israeli forces They failed in their mission to rescue the hostages”and “The entire chain of command feels responsible”assured the chief of staff, Herzi Haleviin the conclusions of the investigations carried out by the Army that were released today.
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As he lamented halevi, “attacks on captives could have been avoided”given that “in a situation where there is no immediate threat and a clear enemy is not identified, a moment of examination is necessary before shooting.”
“This is necessary to avoid, among other things, incidents in which our forces fire on our forces”added the Chief of Staff.
According to him, in the case of the three dead hostages, these “they did not move threateningly and held a White flag”so it would have been “correct to confirm the ID before shooting”but “The pressure conditions and operational environment made it difficult for soldiers to implement these measures.”
However, it is not expected that the Israeli army take disciplinary measures against the soldiers who killed the three captives.
According to the military investigation, one of the hostages, Yotam Haimwas shot a quarter of an hour after soldiers operating in the Shijayia neighborhood of the city of Loop They would have already shot the two other hostages, Samer Talalka and Alon Shamriz.
According to the investigations themselves, Haim He fled after shooting the two other captives, and “About 15 minutes later, Battalion commander heard cries in Hebrew for ‘help’”.
After that, “He gave orders to suspend fire, shouting in Hebrew ‘come to us’,” before which the hostage “emerged from a building towards Israeli forces”but “two soldiers, who did not hear the order” to cease fire “due to the noise of a nearby tank, they shot and killed him”.
According to the investigation, before they were killed by mistake, the hostages “They were walking shirtless, and one of them was waving a white flagstanding at a point of limited visibility with respect to the position of the soldier who fired.”
In his attack on Isrtoon October 7 that ended with more than 1,200 deadthe Palestinian militias also took 240 hostages to Loop.
Total, 110 hostages They have been released alive, and Israel has recovered the bodies of eleven others, including the three killed by mistake. On the other hand, of the around 129 who are still estimated to be kidnapped, 22 of them are assumed dead.
In turn, today the death of Judith Weinstein Haggaia woman with dual Israeli-American citizenship residing in the Kibbutz Nir Oz who was discovered to have died during the attack Hamas on October 7, and whose body is being held in Loop.
