Triggerhappy Jewish Army Kills Israeli Captives

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 IDF mistakenly killed 3 hostages during Gaza battles this morning, spokesman says

The 3 were misidentified as terrorists * Two named as Yotam Haim and Samar Talalka; family of the third asks to keep name private * Israel to reopen Kerem Shalom for entry of aid

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By JACOB MAGID Today, 3:42 am

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  Hostages Yotam Haim (L) and Samar Talalka, who were killed mistakenly by IDF troops in Gaza on December 15, 2023. A third hostage killed in the same incident was not immediately named, at the request of the family. (Courtesy)
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  Troops of the Commando Brigade operate in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, in a handout photo published December 15, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
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  A Palestinian reacts after an Israeli strike on residential buildings in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
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  IDF soldiers killed in the Gaza Strip on December 15, 2023: L-R: Sgt. Oz Shmuel Aradi, Sgt. First Class (res.) Shay Uriel Pizem, Master Sgt. (res.) Tomer Shlomo Myara. (Courtesy)
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  Left to right: Elia Toledano, Cpl. Nik Baizer, Sgt. Ron Sherman, taken hostage by Hamas on Oct 7. Their bodies were returned to Israel on December 15, 2023. (Courtesy)
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  FILE - Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters upon his arrival at a meeting in a hall on the sea side of Gaza City, on April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
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  US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on December 15, 2023. (Wafa)

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The Times of Israel is liveblogging Friday’s events as they unfold.

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Gantz pledges to do ‘everything’ to return remaining hostages after tragic killing of 3 by IDF

Minister Benny Gantz attends a press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, November 22, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

War cabinet minister Benny Gantz writes on X that he is “heartbroken” over the news that three hostages were mistakenly killed by the IDF during fighting in northern Gaza earlier today.

“My heart goes out to all of the families of the hostages and also the soldiers who are in the depths of [Gaza] carrying out a complex and important mission, the likes of which we’ve never seen since the establishment of the state,” he writes.

“Our responsibility is to win this war, and part of that victory will be bringing the hostages home. We’ll do everything we can to bring them back alive. Everything,” Gantz vows.

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