IDF mistakenly kill three Israeli hostages

Israeli servicemen fighting in the Gaza Strip mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat and killed them, the IDF press office reported.

"During the fight in Shejaiya, the IDF mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat. The troops opened fired at them and killed them," the statement reads.

It was noted that the IDF "has immediately imitated an investigation of this incident.".