Coverage dated December 14, 2023

IDF accidentally shoots and kills three Israelis held hostage in Gaza

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

By Tamar Michaelis and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza after misidentifying them as threats, the Israel Defense Forces said. “During combat in Shejaiya, the IDF mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat.

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  1. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Military says it mistakenly killed 3 hostages in Gaza (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    The deaths occurred in the Gaza City area of Shijaiyah, where Israeli troops have engaged in fierce battles against Hamas terrorists in recent days.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    IDF accidentally shoots and kills three Israelis held hostage in Gaza (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Tamar Michaelis and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza after misidentifying them as threats, the Israel Defense Forces said. “During combat in Shejaiya, the IDF mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat.

  3. WHEC Rochester

    Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says it has mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip.The army’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, says Israeli troops found the hostages Friday and erroneously identified them as a threat.

  4. Foxla

    Israeli troops mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza, IDF says (opens Foxla)

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    The Israeli military mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, the IDF says.

  5. WHDH Boston

    Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops on Friday mistakenly shot to death three hostages in a battle-torn neighborhood of Gaza City, and an Israeli

  6. NPR

    Israeli soldiers mistakenly killed 3 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, Israel says (opens NPR)

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    While fighting in Gaza City on Friday, Israeli soldiers "inadvertently identified" three male hostages as a threat, Israel's military said. More than 100 hostages remain in Gaza as fighting continues.

  7. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Israeli troops mistakenly shot three hostages to death Friday in a battle-torn neighborhood of Gaza City, and an Israeli strike killed a Palestinian journalist in the south of the besieged territory, underscoring the ferocity of Israel's ongoing onslaught.

  8. Washington Times

    Israeli troops mistakenly kill 3 hostages during fighting in Gaza (opens Washington Times)

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    Israeli troops mistakenly killed three hostages during intense fighting in the Gaza Strip, Israeli military officials said, with the prisoners being wrongly identified as potential threats after they apparently escaped from their Hamas captors.

  9. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages during ground operation in Gaza (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    The Israeli military says it has mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip.

  10. CBS News

    3 hostages in Gaza were killed by friendly fire, Israeli military says (opens CBS News)

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    The Israeli military said troops mistakenly "identified three Israeli hostages as a threat."

  11. Fox News

    Three hostages held by Hamas killed by IDF, Israel says (opens Fox News)

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    Three Israeli hostages being held by Hamas inside the Gaza Strip were killed Friday after being "mistakenly identified" as threats, the IDF says.

  12. The Daily Caller

    ‘Deep Remorse’: IDF Accidentally Kills 3 Israeli Hostages During Gaza Ground Assault (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Israeli troops mistakenly killed three Israeli civilians in the Gaza Strip on Friday.

  13. The Guardian

    Israeli military says its troops shot and killed three hostages by mistake (opens The Guardian)

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    IDF identifies two of hostages killed as Yotam Haim and Samer El-Talalqa, saying they were mistaken for a threat

  14. Al-Monitor

    IDF troops kill 3 Israeli hostages by mistake (opens Al-Monitor)

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    In a dramatic announcement, IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said IDF troops have accidentally shot and killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza.

  15. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza

  16. Wall Street Journal

    Israeli Military Says It Accidentally Killed Three Israeli Hostages in Gaza (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    An Israeli military spokesman said the three hostages were misidentified as terrorists during fighting on Friday.

  17. Bloomberg

    Israel Mistakenly Kills Three Hostages in Gaza Strip Fighting (opens Bloomberg)

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    Israel mistakenly killed three hostages in fighting in the Gaza Strip, the country’s defense forces said, prompting fresh questions about the conduct of its military campaign after President Joe Biden called Israeli bombing “indiscriminate.”

  18. New York Post

    IDF says it accidentally killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza after mistaking them for Hamas terrorists (opens New York Post)

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    The Israeli military on Friday mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages — Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka and Alon Shamriz — during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, officials said.

  19. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Live updates | Israeli military mistakenly kills 3 hostages, US envoy to meet Palestinian president (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The Israeli military on Friday mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, military officials said.

  20. Insider

    Israel says it thought 3 hostages were threats and killed them, the latest friendly fire incident in Gaza (opens Insider)

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    Israel Defense Forces said Friday that Israeli troops mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages "as a threat" during combat in Gaza.

  21. Washington Examiner

    IDF accidentally kills 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Israel Defense Forces (IDF) unintentionally killed three of the hostages held in Gaza, the military's spokesman admitted on Friday.

  22. Al Jazeera

    Israeli army says it mistakenly killed three captives held in Gaza (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The captives were killed during combat with Palestinian fighters after they were erroneously identified as a threat.

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