. >> reporter: at the second day of the shiva for alon shamriz, hug after hug. >> he was serving in the army in special forces alon is a brave guy. >> reporter: avi shamriz believes his son plotted an escape from hamas tunnels along with two other hostages >> if you see the sign, all is his handwriting. >> the sign that says "sos"? >> yes >> that's his writing? >> yes the army did not act as an army they act like murderers. they just shoot to kill >> reporter: it's not just grief >> i'm really angry. i ask the government stop the shooting. and look what happened >> reporter: what is your message to the government >> you murdered my son twice. you let the hamas take my son on october 7th and you killed my son on december 14 they are not our leaders. they're thinking only on themselves. they are not thinking about the hostages >> reporter: alon shamriz was shot by his own military at the same time as yotam haim and samer talalka. and at samer's family home his mother, layla, welcomes visitors including an israeli politician "we can only ask for your forgiveness," he says layla says, "they

alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalqa emerged shirtless waving a white flag.soldiers identified them as a threat and opened fired. two were killed instantly, a third, injured, returned to the building and was later killed. it's clear that we don't want to kill our hostages if we find them. it's clear that this was a tragic, tragic error by our forces and we have to do our own checking to make sure to a maximum that it will not re—occur. friends and relatives of the hostages have been gathering here in tel aviv in what is now known as hostages square. this place has become a symbol of the agonising wait of the families, many are angry with the government. freeing the hostages should be the main priority, they say. but their protests haven't been able to stop the israeli military offensive in gaza. the families say time is running out. translation: we must reach a deal for the release of all hostages now. i we're in a kind of russian roulette. every day, we don't know which of the families of the hostages will get a knock on the door with horrible news. gaza, to

alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer al talalka — seen here left to right — were shot by israeli troops in the north of gaza. a spokesperson said they were misidentified as a threat. on friday night, in tel aviv, hundreds of people gatherhed to call on the israeli government to do more to secure the release of the remaining hostages. they were captured by hamas, which many countries consider to be a terrorist organisation, during the attack in israel on the 7th of october. the tv news network aljazeera says one of its camera operators has been killed in the south of gaza after an israeli strike. aljazeera say samer abudaqa was wounded either by shrapnel or in a drone strike on a school in khan younis. here's our correspondent injerusalem, lucy williamson. israel's army is in gaza to kill hamas fighters and bring hostages home. clear targets obliterated in the chaos of conflict. three of those shot dead in the northern district of sharjah. not hamas gunmen, but the captives israel came to save. one of them was yotam hayim, 28—years—old, a drummer with a heavy metal band, kidnapped from k

alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalka were killed in the north of the territory.nyahu called the incident a disaster which broke his heart. he said the troops in gaza were risking their own lives as they tried to rescue hostages, and warned the military operation was necessary to force hamas to free them. but hinted at possible talks. translation: since the tragedy occurred yesterday, _ i am haunted by one thought — what would have happened if only something would have been different? and i'm certain that this kind of thinking is something that you all share with me. we were so close to embracing them now, but unfortunately, we cannot turn back the clock. anybody who's ever been involved in combat knows that the distance between victory and disaster is ever so slim. we will draw the lessons, we will implement the lessons, and we will remain relentless in our military and diplomatic efforts to bring back all of the hostages home safely. with all the terrible sadness, let me clarify that the military pressure is necessary both for bringing back the hostages and to a

and alon shamriz, kidnapped from kfar aza.ael's army said yotam, samer, and alon were mistakenly identified as a threat. prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it an unbearable tragedy. tonight, israel's armed forces are once again bearing the weight of their failure to protect. translation: the idf mistakenly identified three kidnapped israelis as a threat. the force fired at them and they were killed. after the shooting, an immediate suspicion arose about the identity of the dead and their bodies were quickly transferred for examination in israel and there the hostages were identified. at a vigil to mark the end of hanukkah yesterday, alon�*s mother said she still had hope. translation: we yearn fora miracle, hoping that the hostages would be back for hanukkah. but unfortunately it didn't happen. even so, we remain in hopeful anticipation and optimism that it will happen soon. the torment expressed by the families of hostages has cut deeper tonight. already angry with israel's prime minister for not negotiating the release

alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalka were killed in the north of the territory.netanyahu called the incident a disaster which broke his heart. he said the troops in gaza were risking their own lives as they tried to rescue hostages and warned the military operation was necessary to force hamas to free them. translation: in this war, we must i continue until we reach victory. i despite the international pressure and despite the intolerable, heavy price that this war exacts from us, as our sons and daughters are killed in action, the state of israel grieves over the tragic death of the three of our hostages along chimneys summer, when i was informed about this terrible tragedy, it struck me alone. they had survived this hell for 17 days, and they were so close to being saved and rescued. and it was exactly then that the disaster had happened. it broke my heart. it broke the heart of the entire nation. our hearts go out to the families as they face this terrible sorrow at this difficult hour where it is important for me to strengthen our troops as well. they are ris

and alon shamriz was kidnapped from kfar aza.yotam, samer and alon were mistakenly identified as a threat. prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it an unbearable tragedy. israel's armed forces are once again bearing the weight of their failure to protect the vulnerable. the idf mistakenly identified three kidnapped israelis as a threat. the force fired at them and they were killed. after the shooting an immediate suspicion arose about the identity of the dead, and their bodies were quickly transferred for examination in israel and there the hostages were identified. the torment expressed by the families of hostages has cut deeper tonight. already angry with israel's prime minister for not negotiating the release of more hostages. they also have his promise ringing in their ears that israel's military campaign in gaza would help bring their relatives home. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the tv news network aljazeera says one of its camera operators has been killed in the south of gaza by an israeli strike. aljazeera says

yotam haim, alon shamriz and telecom emerged shirtless waving a white flag. of the soldiers identified them as a threat and opened fired. two were killed instantly, a third injured, returned to the building and was later killed. it is injured, returned to the building and was later killed.— and was later killed. it is clear that we don't _ and was later killed. it is clear that we don't want _ and was later killed. it is clear that we don't want to - and was later killed. it is clear that we don't want to kill - and was later killed. it is clear that we don't want to kill our i that we don't want to kill our hostages. if we find them. it is clear that this was a tragic, tragic error by ourforces clear that this was a tragic, tragic error by our forces and we have to do our own checking to make sure the maxim that it will not occur. friends and relatives of the hostages have been gathering here in tel aviv in what is now known as hostages square. this place has become a symbol of the agonising wait of the families, many are angry with the government. freeing t

alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalqa were killed in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. idf say their killing was "very tragic". an army spokesman told the bbc... in a separate development, an aljazeera journalist and cameraman, samer abudaqa, was killed on friday in an israeli strike. from jerusalem, our security correspondent, frank gardner, sent this report. in the war zone that is gaza, israeli forces have committed a tragic error. in their effort to free hostages, they shot three of them, mistaking them for hamas fighters. the young israeli men were all their 20s, seized by hamas in their raid into israel. now, an investigation has revealed they were carrying a white flag. relatives of the more than 100 hostages still held in gaza have been gathering in tel aviv, demanding the government do more to get their loved ones out. israel's policy is to put pressure on hamas by military force, which they say isn't working. translation: there is no price for the hostages, - they must be willing to pay any price, to pay anything now. that is what i'm saying. yesterday — not n

the three men, yotam haim, samer talalka, alon shamriz either managed to escape or had been abandoned by hamas and they likely believed they were on their way to freedom and they were confronted by israeli forces, a moment they thought, finally, but the israeli defense forces mistakenly viewed them as a threat and they shot and killed them. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is calling this a, quote, unbearable tragedy. i want to do straight to jeremy diamond. the idf is taking full responsibility about what happened tonight. what more are you learning? >> tonight, erin, three israeli civilians who were being held hostage are dead and they were killed by israeli forces who believed they were palestinian militants killed mistakenly as those solids appeared to believe that these men were a threat. they're all in their 20s. 28-year-old yotam haim and 26-year-old alon shamriz were both from kibbutz kfar aza. the israeli military said they were on the run or abandoned by their captors. it's important to know that where they were killed has been the scene of heavy fighting over t

yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka were abducted on october seventh when hamas carried out itseadly attacks on israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has called the incident "an unbearable tragedy". relatives of hostages taken by hamas have been protesting the accidental killings in tel aviv, while also calling for a ceasefire and agreement for the release of those still held captive. more than 100 hostages remain in gaza. a federaljury has ordered former president donald trump's ex—lawyer rudy giuliani to pay more than $1118 million, or $116 million, to two women over lies that they tampered with votes in the 2020 presidential election. a judge had already found mr giuliani liable of making defamatory claims about the georgia poll workers. mr giuliani told reporters outside the court he has no regrets. we'll have more on these stories and more in the next hour. we start with the us supreme court, which announced this week it will hear a case challenging the food and drugs administration's approval of the abortion drug mifepristone. the biden administration asked the supreme

that haim along with two other israeli hostages, 25-year-old samer al talalka and 26-year-old alon shamriz, were killed when israeli troops mistook them for hamas fighters and shot them according to the israeli military, which says they may have escaped or were abandoned by their captors. prime minister netanyahu wrote in part, together with the entire people of israel, i bow my head in deep sorrow, calling it an unbearable tragedy tonight, families of other hostages are calling to restart talks to free more captives >> we cannot handle more death we want them now here. >> reporter: israeli troops are fighting hamas street to street and bombing intensively. the biden administration is urging israel to switch to a more targeted campaign. >> we're not here to tell anybody, you must do x, you must do y. we're here to say, this is our perspective as your partner, as your friend. >> reporter: the israeli military says it does more than any other army in the world to avoid civilian casualties, including warning palestinians with leaflets and robocalls. tonight, in the west bank, i met gazans who

year-old yotam haim, an animal lover and avid drummer, 26-year-old computer engineering student alon shamrizand 22-year-old samer talalka, who worked in kibbutz nir am. prime minister netanyahu calling their deaths "an unbearable tragedy." the news sparking outrage, especially among the families of the more than 100 hostages still in the hands of hamas. yuval baron's father-in-law, keith siegel, an american citizen, among them. >> all the hostages we got back in the last few days were all dead bodies. and these people that are still alive can still be saved through proper negotiation like was done before. >> reporter: we pressed the idf. >> it is something that sadly can be expected of such a chaotic battlefield where the enemy constantly and systematically uses civilian clothing while they are fighting. and i think that is one of the root causes to why this mistake happened. >> reporter: but the idf telling me they can't guarantee this won't happen again. you can't rule out that more hostages inside gaza are going to die at the hands of israeli soldiers? >> so hopefully not die at the hands

the idf say alon shamriz — along with the two other hostages — was "mistakenly identified as a threataiya district of gaza city — despite all three being shirtless and waving white flags. in a statement the idf expressed its deep remorse over the incident — which is now under investigation — and sent the families of those killed its condolences. a team from the world health organization which has visited al shifa hospital in north gaza have described the emergency department there as a "bloodbath". the who was able to deliver much needed medicines and surgical supplies to the hospital during a visit on saturday. it says only a handful of doctors and a few nurses are still working in what it's described as a "hospital in need of resuscitation". sean casey was part of that who team. he posted this video update from his visit. it's completely overwhelmed with patients. very few staff remaining. as we've been here for the last 30 minutes, there's been a nonstop stream of injured people coming in on trolleys, on donkey carts, on stretchers being pushed down the road. there are almost no me

the three hostages were identified as samer talalka, alon shamriz, and yotam high yemini. over the weekend the three men were mistaken for dlets. their deaths are in violation of the military rules of engagement and they're calling for more of a truce. >> here's the concept of it. it coulds as they're trying to free more than 100 hostages. among them, relgtives. they have confirmed the two brothers were kidnapped from their kibbutz on october 7th. he was taken with his daughter's proi friend. they believe ellie was taken before his wife and two daughters wither kissed in the masser can. they're joining us now. thank you. you're watching them on your chest. as i understand it they're not only close to you, but they're like parents to you. >> yeah, they are. >> what do you want us to know about them this morning? >> just how special they are and how much we wait for them to come home. he and his wife and three daughters, they saw the terrorists kidnap him like in front of their eyes, and they called us like october 7th at night to tell us that yosi was taken and another was

yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka emerged shirtless from a building, carrying a makeshift white one of the soldiers misidentified them as a threat and opened fire. two were killed instantly. a third, injured, returned to the building and was later killed. translation: we will draw the lessons, implement - the lessons and remain relentless in our military and diplomatic efforts to bring back all the hostages home safely. with all the terrible sadness, let me clarify — the military pressure is necessary both for bringing back the hostages and to achieve victory. the instruction i'm giving the negotiating team is predicated on pressure. without this pressure, we have nothing. here in tel aviv, thousands have gathered in what is known as hostage square. their message — bring the captives home, now. there's shock and anger across the country after the killing of the hostages and fear that without a deal, many other hostages may not return alive. the families say time is running out. everyone that was taken out of gaza was a body. and we don't want them as bodies. and what is your mes

joe testimony hall of fame, alon shamriz and samer talalka had escaped captivity only to be shot dead by the israeli defense forces. the idf offered disturbing details. the men came out of the building where they had tmsels written help in hebrew and sos in english. shirtless and waving a right flag. >> what the idf admits were against their rules of engagement. they shot two of them dead, a third man tried to run away and despite screaming in hebrew he was shot and killed. in a meeting with soldiers in the gaza strip the idf chief of staff stressed to soldiers and commanders never shoot at people who appear to be surrendering. he noted that palestinians who are captured alive are often valuable for their intelligence saying, quote, we already have over 1,000. >>> the incident has infuriated israelis and reinvigorated those who favor a truce and further prisoner exchanges with the leading israeli newspaper calling for a deal now, quote, saying that netanyahu's government cannot continue to expect the families to believe that the war is benefitting their loved ones. >>> north korea has

alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalqa were killed in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. idf say their killing was "very tragic". the killings have prompted increased pressure on the israeli government to resume negotiations with hamas on the release of captured israeli nationals. people have gathered near the tel aviv museum of art in what's become known as "hostages square". there are reports the head of israel's spy agency, mossad, is preparing to meet the qatari prime minister to discuss the issue. in a separate development, an aljazeera journalist and cameraman, samer abu daqa, was killed on friday in an israeli strike. from jerusalem — our security correspondent, frank gardner sent this report. in the wall so much as gaza, is ready forces have committed a tragic error. in the effort to free hostages, they shot three of them, mistaken them for hamas fighters. the young israeli man were all the mid—20s, seized by hamas in the raid into israel. now i'm investigation has revealed they were carrying a white flag. relatives of the more than 100 hostages still held in gaza

yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka were abducted on october 7th when hamas, which is deemed aerrorist organisation by the us and uk governments, carried out its deadly attacks on israel. in tel aviv, relatives of hostages taken by hamas have been protesting the accidental killings, while also calling for a ceasefire and agreement for the release of those still held captive. more than 100 hostages remain in gaza. earlier, the bbc interviewed idf spokesman lieutenant coloneljonathan conricus, who explained what happened. they were dressed in civilian clothing and probably in a similarfashion to what clothing and probably in a similar fashion to what we have seen hamas combatants. the second thing is that before and after this tragic mistake occurred, there were clashes between israeli troops in the area and hamas combatants and that apparently was also part of the reasons for this are very sad mistake, the misidentification by israeli soldiers. meanwhile, us national security advisorjake sullivan has been visiting both israeli and palestinian officials in the region. he told rep

a third hostage killed, 26-year-old alon shamriz, a student from the same kibbutz.diers showed us around kfar aza just days after the massacre, national security advisor jake sullivan is in israel to look for ways to lessen the veracity of the war if not to help end it. today he visited the west bank to see palestinian authorities mahmoud abbas to see who will govern gaza next. >> the israeli government has indicated it does not have a long-term plan to occupy gaza and that ultimately the control of gaza, the administration and the security has to transition to the palestinians. >> reporter: how and when the war ends is a question many are asking here and in the u.s., but a timetable tonight is as elusive as any semblance of peace. all anyone can agree is that it's months away. now we crossed over into gaza today in a rare trip with the idf. we are instructed to hold off sharing that footage for a short period citing security concerns, but norah, we were shown the largest and longest tunnel they have discovered so far, wide enough to drive a small car through and at

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and alon shamriz, kidnapped from kfar aza. as a threat. prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it an unbearable tragedy. tonight, israel's armed forces are once again bearing the weight of their failure to protect. translation: the idf - mistakenly identified three kidnapped israelis as a threat. the force fired at them and they were killed. after the shooting, an immediate suspicion arose about the identity of the dead and their bodies were quickly transferred for examination in israel and there the hostages were identified. at a vigil to mark the end of hanukkah yesterday, alon's mother said she still had hope. hostages would be back for hanukkah. but unfortunately it didn't happen. even so, we remain in hopeful anticipation and optimism that it will happen soon. the torment expressed by the families of hostages has cut deeper tonight. already angry with israel's prime ministerfor tonight. already angry with israel's prime minister for not negotiating the release of more hostages, they also have his promise ringing in thei

hostages have been named as 28—year—old yotam haim, 25—year—old samer talalka and 26—year—old alon shamriz kidnapped from their kibbutzes by hamas during its attack on october 7th. the israeli military says it is investigating this latest event. israeli prime minster benjamin netanyahu has renewed his vow to bring hostages home and calld the incident an "unbearable tragedy. " relatives of hostages taken by hamas are currently demonstrating near the israeli ministry of defence in tel aviv in response to the incident — calling for a ceasefire and for an agreement for the release of those still held captive. more than 100 hostages remain in gaza. here's how idf spokesman lieutenant coloneljonathan conricus explained what happened to the bbc earlier. they were dressed in civilian clothing and probably in a similar fashion to what we have seen how most combatants. secondly, before and after this tragic mistake occurred, there were clashes between israeli troops in the area and hamas combatants. that, apparently was part of the reasons for this very sad mistake, this misidentification by israeli

their names are yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka. all of them, i believe, in their 20s. the idf called this a sad and painful incident. what happened is these men were near a group of idf soldiers who saw them, who thought they were militants, who thought they might have been terrorists, they were fired upon. the soldiers went over and saw the bodies, grew suspicious and confirmed these were the bodies of hostages. wolf, there's an investigation under way. there are all kinds of questions, did the men have their hands up, were they speaking in hebrew. the idf did speculate that perhaps they had been released or escaped from captivity, that maybe the militants left them behind because they had been pushed out. in either case, it is obviously a profound tragedy that they were on the cusp of getting rescued after more than two months in captivity and instead they were shot and killed. wolf? >> how much more pressure, alex, does this put on prime minister netanyahu right now? >> reporter: i think a significant amount. there already was a lot of pressure from these families,

there names were yotam haim, samer, talalka and alon shamriz. a gut-wrenching thoughts that they could have been moments away from potential liberation. alex marquardt is in tel aviv. what are you seeing at the protest as the idf acknowledges that they accidentally killed these three hostages? >> reporter: this protest behind me sprung up as the tragic news of the three hostages being killed was released by the idf. this was a march that has been weaving through the streets in tel aviv. we're in the center of the city. it started at israel's pentagon. it is a mixture of anger, anger at the government that they haven't done enough to goatet t remains hostages home and it's so much sadness about the tragedy. as you say, these three men, so close to their own israeli forces, so close to freedom and then they were shot and killed by israeli soldiers. i spoke with a man named daniel who is friends with the mother of one of the hostages killed today. here's a little bit of what he told me. take a listen. >> we're asking our government, our cabinet to

he announced haim along with two other hostages 25-year-old samer and 26-year-old alon shamriz were killed when israeli troops mistook them for hamas fighters and shot them. according to the israeli military, which says they may have escaped or abandoned by captors. prime minister netanyahu wrote in part, together with the entire people of israel i bow my head in deep sorrow calling it an unbearable tragedy. families of other hostages are calling to restart talks to free more captives. >> we cannot handle more deaths. we want them now here. >> reporter: israeli troops are fighting hamas street-to-street and bombing incessantly. the biden administration is urging them to switch to a more targeted campaign. >> not here to tell everybody do x or ymplt. here to say this is our perspective as your partner and friend. >> reporter: the military says it does more than any other army in the world to avoid civilian casualties including warping palestinians with leaflets and robocalls. in the west bank i met gazans who were working inside israel now trapped. they've all undergone background checks by

salma talaki and alon shamriz after they were misidentified as a threat.rrorists often wear civilian clothing and used deceptive tactics. the men were being held hostage by hamas after being kidnapped on the 7th of october. the uk and italy have agreed to finance a plan to return migrants to tunisia , as the migrants to tunisia, as the prime minister warned that illegal migration could overwhelm european countries . overwhelm european countries. rishi sunak addressed a crowd in rome today after meeting with italian prime minister giorgia meloni. the agreement will see the two countries assist in the voluntary return of migrants currently stuck in tunisia, which neighbours italy and is often used as a gateway to europe. the prime minister says it's now more important than ever to tackle . illegal migration. >> if we do not tackle this problem, the numbers will only grow. it will overwhelm our countries and our capacity to help those who actually need our help those who actually need our help the most . the cost of help the most. the cost of accommodating th

. >> the men identified as 28 year old yotam haim, 26 year old alon shamriz and 22 year old samir talowski. idf lieutenant general hatzi halevi releasing a video statement saying the hostages did everything possible so israeli troops would understand being shirtless so they wouldn't be suspected of carrying explosives and waving a white cloth. but he said tensions overcame the situation and admitted the shooting was against the rules of engagement that is forbidden to shoot at someone who raises a white flag and seeks to surrender. prime minister netanyahu, calling the deaths an unbearable tragedy. more than 100 hostages were thought to remain in gaza. confirmation saturday that another one was killed in hamas captive 27 year old inbar harman . she tried to run on october 7th but was captured by hamas terrorists on motorcycles at the rim. music festival. meanwhile, in khan yunis, dozens gathering for an emotional funeral for al jazeera journalist summer abu daka, who died from his injuries after an israeli airstrike in southern gaza. johnny fernandez, abc news, new york one of the last toy

. >> the men, identified as 28 year old yotam haim, 26 year old alon shamriz and 22 year old samir tallahatchie. prime minister netanyahu calling the deaths an unbearable tragedy, according to the idf's preliminary investigation, a soldier saw them as a threat and opened fire, killing two instantly. the third man was injured and ran back into the building. someone then cried help in hebrew. the idf then saying the battalion commander ordered his troops to stop firing, but another burst was fired, killing the third hostage. >> the idf is doing everything we can uh. there's been a multiple successes and there will also be mistakes. >> idf lieutenant general herzi halevi, releasing a video statement saying the hostages did everything possible. so israeli troops would understand being shirtless so they wouldn't be suspected of carrying explosives and waving a white cloth. but he said tensions overcame the situation and admitting the shooting was against the rules of engagement that is forbidden to shoot at someone who raises a white flag and seeks to surrender. so far, at least 20 israeli hostages

. >> the men identified as 28 year old yotam haim to 86 year old alon shamriz and 22 year old samir tallahatchie. prime minister netanyahu, calling the deaths an unbearable tragedy, according to the idf's preliminary investigation, a soldier saw them as a threat and opened fire, killing two instantly. the third man was injured and ran back into the building. someone then cried help in hebrew. the idf then saying the battalion commander ordered his troops to stop firing, but another burst was fired, killing the third hostage. >> the idf is doing everything we can. uh there's been a multiple success, and there will also be mistakes. >> i, idf lieutenant general herzi halevi, releasing a video statement saying the hostages did everything possible so israeli troops would understand being shirtless so they wouldn't be suspected of carrying explosives and waving a white cloth. >> but he said tensions overcame the situation and admitting the shooting was against the rules of engagement that is forbidden to shoot at someone who raises the white flag and seeks to surrender. so far, at least 20 israeli ho

samir talal and alon shamriz were misidentified as a threat.l been kidnapped by hamas on the 7th of october. the idf has promised full transport agency while they investigate royal navy destroyer hms diamond has shot down a suspected attack drone targeting merchant shipping in the red sea. defence secretary grant shapps says the target was intercepted overnight with a sea viper missile. the warship recently arrived in the region as part of efforts to increase maritime security. the met police says it will carefully consider a civil judgement handed down yesterday that found prince harry was the victim of phone hacking. the high court found that extensive hacking had taken place at the mirror group newspapers over several years , newspapers over several years, the met saying that while it will consider the ruling, there is no ongoing investigation and british schoolboy alex batty who went missing six years ago in spain, is expected to return to the uk this weekend . the 17 year the uk this weekend. the 17 year old was just 11 when he vanished wi

. >> reporter: the men now identified as 28-year-old yotam haim, 26-year-old alon shamriz and 22-year-older talalka. the idf claiming troops misidentified them as fighters during intense combat. >> what went wrong? >> well, obviously we misidentified hostages for enemy combatants and, sadly, shot them. it is something that sadly can be expected of such a chaotic battlefield. >> reporter: prime minister netanyahu calling the deaths an unbearable tragedy, saying, the entire state of israel will mourn this evening. the idf telling me they can't guarantee this won't happen again. >> you can't rule out that more hostages inside gaza are going to die at the hands of israeli soldiers? >> no, no, hopefully not die at the hands of our soldiers, but definitely that there will be instances like this in the future. so, we cannot rule that out. >> reporter: so far at least 20 israeli hostages have died, and more than 100 are thought to remain in gaza. this as hamas launched a rare rocket attack at jerusalem earlier in the day. air raid sirens sounding the alarm for the first in a month. at least three

. >> the men identified as 28 year old yotam haim to 86 year old alon shamriz and 22 year old samir tallahatchie. prime minister netanyahu, calling the deaths an unbearable tragedy, according to the idf's preliminary investigation, a soldier saw them as a threat and opened fire, killing two instantly. the third man was injured and ran back into the building. someone then cried help in hebrew. the idf then saying the battalion commander ordered his troops to stop firing, but another burst was fired, killing the third hostage. >> the idf is doing everything we can. uh there's been a multiple success, and there will also be mistakes. >> i, idf lieutenant general tsay halevi, releasing a video statement saying the hostages did everything possible so israeli troops would understand being shirtless so they wouldn't be suspected of carrying explosives and waving a white cloth. >> but he said tensions overcame the situation and admitting the shooting was against the rules of engagement that is forbidden to shoot at someone who raises a white flag and seeks to surrender. so far, at least 20 israeli hosta

the idf says alon shamriz — along with the two other hostages — was "mistakenly identified as a threatejaiya district of gaza city — despite all three being shirtless and waving white flags. in a statement, the idf expressed its deep remorse over the incident, which is now under investigation, and sent the families of those killed its condolences. live now to israela 0ron, a retired general who spent almost 30 years in the israel defense forces. thank you very much forjoining us here _ thank you very much forjoining us here in_ thank you very much forjoining us here in bbc— thank you very much forjoining us here in bbc news. you thank you very much for “oining us here in bbc news._ thank you very much for “oining us here in bbc news. you have served on the national — here in bbc news. you have served on the national security _ here in bbc news. you have served on the national security council— here in bbc news. you have served on the national security council in - the national security council in israel. if you are serving now under prime minister netanyahu, what would you be saying to

israeli troops opened fire on yotam haim, samir zalka and alon shamriz after they were misidentifiedas a threat. they were killed in an area of intense fighting where hamas terrorists often wear civilian clothing and used deceptive tactics, a spokesperson for the idf called it a tragic event that had happened due to the nature of the conflict . meanwhile, the the conflict. meanwhile, the deaths of those hostages have led to protests in israel and here in the uk, pro palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the israeli ambassador's house in london today. the israeli ambassador's house in london today . they called for in london today. they called for an end to the bombardment of gaza and criticised the ambassador after she rejected a two state solution to the conflict . a second migrant has conflict. a second migrant has died after another small boat emergency in the channel. it comes after a separate incident in which a sudanese national died of dunkirk. this morning. another two migrants are missing after that rescue, where a small boat carrying more than 60 people got into diffic

the idf say alon shamriz — along with the two other hostages — was "mistakenly identified as a threatejaiya district of gaza city — despite all three being shirtless and waving white flags. in a statement the idf expressed its deep remorse over the incident — which is now under investigation — and sent the families of those killed its condolences. live now to our security correspondent frank gardner, who's injerusalem. let's start with the ongoing pharmacy, we've obviously heard down from france and germany and the uk as well, more indications that there is a growing shift to because for some sort of cease—fire. what is your take on that, and what are you hearing where you are?— your take on that, and what are you hearing where you are? there hasn't been an immediate _ hearing where you are? there hasn't been an immediate reaction - hearing where you are? there hasn't been an immediate reaction from . hearing where you are? there hasn't| been an immediate reaction from the israeli government but i don't think any of israel's allies who backed this country so forcefully on october seve

alon shamriz was killed by israeli troops along with two other captives.e'sjohn with more of the news. the westminster government is holding talks with northern ireland parties today, in a push to have power—sharing restored. the country has been without a devolved government for almost two years, after the democratic unionist party withdrew support following brexit. last week, the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris, offered a financial package, to support the return of devolution. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. people working in the public sector in northern ireland say their pay has fallen behind england, scotland and wales. a series of strikes is continuing, the most recent by transport workers at the weekends. we have seen teachers out. we have seen nurses out. now we're seeing transport workers out. there's a serious crisis in the public finances in northern ireland, and only chris heaton—harris can resolve that. stormont, near belfast, is meant to be the place where ministers make decisions about health, education and othe