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 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

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

yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka were abducted on october 7th when hamas, which is deemed a terrorist organisation by the us and uk governments, carried out its deadly attacks on israel. just hours ago in tel aviv, relatives of hostages taken by hamas protested 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. our correspondent lucy williamson has more now on the incident from jerusalem. 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 shejaiya, not hamas gunmen but the captives israel came to save. one of them was yotam haim, 28 years old, a drummer with a heavy metal band, kidnapped from kibbutz kfar aza. his mother spoke to the bbc last month. they are talking about to release a few here, a few there. i know that they are playing with us, with our minds, with our hearts. we must hope. another of those killed was 25—year—old samer talalka,

the other victims, yotam haim, described as a gifted musician and metal pham -- fan.alalka . he loved to spend time with friends. john kirby says president biden has been breached. he called the news tragic and heartbreaking. we will stay on top of this story to find out exactly what happened. confirming that they mistakenly killed them. >> detected in cinnamon applesauce packages may have been an intentional act. that is according to an official who was interviewed in a new report. seen in health reporter joins is now with more. how does this change the investigation to the slave contamination? >> well, pam, if the fda can confirm that this was in fact intentional, that would certainly escalate things. what we now know based on this interview, the fda deputy commissioner, his name is jim jones, he says this, quote, we are still in the midst of our investigation. so far, all of the signals were leading to an intentional act on the part of someone in the supply chain and we are trying to figure that out,end quote. why would someone intentionally contaminate the cinnamo

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

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

. >> reporter: this video was taken by 28-year-old yotam haim on his kibbutz near gaza on october 7th. he says, a terrorist infiltration is under way. sometime after, hamas militants set fire to his house. when he opened the window for air, he was kidnapped. tonight, israel announced 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'r

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're all three heroes they went out, escaped. they did all the work, just waiting for you to come get them." she tells him, "i will not forgive anyone." >> you did not accept his condolences. why? "because these words came late," she says later describing how she keeps playing in her head her son's final moments, their call for help, the white flag "this is what i keep seeing," she tells us. "i am hurting. for these families pain and rage. and for this country a reckoning. hallie jackson, nbc news, israel >>> at the vatican an important shift by pope francis in recognizing same-sex couples. molly hunter reports >> reporter: tonight a radical step of inclusion. pope francis giving his permission for catholic priests to bless same-sex couples, a change of perception if not doctrine and reflective of francis's o

the mother of one of the three, yotam haim, spoke to the battalion involved in the incident telling them that it's not their fault, and they must never hesitate to shoot if they see a terrorist. cbs' imtiaz tyab reports from jerusalem. >> reporter: gaza is gripped with hunger. in the south, lines as far as the eye can see as people wait hours for something to eat. according to the u.n., israel has only allowed 10% of the necessary food into gaza, pushing half the population of more than two million into starvation. as the israeli military continues to carry out massive strikes, hands poke out from under the rubble near rafah. more victims in this brutal 11-week war which has already claimed the lives of over 20,000 palestinians according to the hamas-run ministry of health. "i was with my cousin playing in the street," this little girl says. "a rocket exploded, and all this rubble fell on top of us." but in what's being described as, quote, intensive talks on a new cease-fire, hamas' political leader, ismail haniyeh, arrived in cairo amid reports a breakthrough could be possible in the c

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

those hostages identified tonight as 28-year-old yotam haim, an animal lover and avid drummer, 26-year-oldomputer engineering student alon shamriz, and 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 sold

israel's military says troops opened fire after yotam haim , samar after yotam haim, samar tallywhacker and alon shamriz were misidentified as a threat . were misidentified as a threat. the men had all been kidnapped by hamas on the 7th of october. the idf has promised full transparency while they investigate . what the investigate. what the metropolitan police says. it will carefully consider a civil judgement handed down yesterday , judgement handed down yesterday, which found that prince harry was the victim of phone hacking . was the victim of phone hacking. the high court found that extensive phone hacking had taken place at the mirror group newspapers over several years. prince harry described the result as great for truth and accountability. the met says that while it will consider the ruling, there is no on going investigation . british schoolboy investigation. british schoolboy alex batty, who went missing six years ago in spain, is expected to return to the uk today . the to return to the uk today. the 17 year old was just 11 when he vanished with his mother and his grandfathe

the victims include 25-year-old motorcycle enthusiaist samar talalka, and yotam haim was kidnapped froma kibbutz. the 28-year-old musician film this video on that morning when the gunman rampaged through his community before abducting him. a third hostage killed, 26-year-old alon shamriz, a student from the same kibbutz. israeli soldiers 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 id

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yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka emerged shirtless from a building, carrying a makeshift whitene 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 messa

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

one of them was yotam haim, 28—years—old, a drummer with a heavy metal band, kidnapped from kibbutz kfars mother spoke to the bbc last month. they are talking about releasing a few here, a few there. i know that they are playing with us, with our minds, with our hearts. we must have hope. another of those killed was 25—year—old samer el—talalqa, the eldest son of ten children who worked with his father and brother in a hatchery and loved motorcycles. and alon shamriz was kidnapped from kfar aza. israel's army said 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 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 ton

the bodies have been returned to israel, and two of the victims were identified as yotam haim, who wascted from kibbutz nir am. the family of the third hostage asked for the name to not be revealed. it came hours after the bodies of three other hostages were recovered in gaza — two israeli soldiers, nik beizer and ron scherman, both 19 years old, and 28—year—old elia toledano, who had been taken by hamas from the supernova music festival. meanwhile, israel says it will allow aid trucks to enter gaza through the kerem shalom crossing, for the first time since the hamas attacks on october 7th. until now, aid has only been able to get into gaza through the rafah border crossing from egypt, which can only process a limited number of vehicles. the opening of the kerem shalom goods crossing should allow in 200 trucks a day, carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid. the move has been welcomed by the world health organization. white house national security adviserjake sullivan, who's in the region — today meeting the head of the palestinian authority in the west bank — has called it a �*si

alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalqa were shot by israeli troops in shejaiya, in the north ofpokesperson said they were misidentified as a threat. on friday night, in tel aviv, hundreds of people gathered 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. with the latest from jerusalem, here's our middle east correspondent 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 shejaiya. not hamas gunmen, but the captives israel came to save. one of them was yotam haim, 28—years—old, a drummer with a heavy metal band, kidnapped from kibbutz kfar aza. his mother spoke to the bbc last month. they are talking about releasing a few here, a few there. i know that they are playing with us, with our minds, with our hearts. we must have hope. another of those killed

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

one of them was yotam haim, 28 years old, a drummer with a heavy metal band, kidnapped from kibbutz kfarbout to release a few here, a few there. i know that they are playing with us, with our minds, with our hearts. we must hope. another of those killed was 25—year—old samer talalka, the eldest son of ten children from kfar hura, who worked with his father and brother in a hatchery and loved motorcycles. and alon shamriz, kidnapped from kfar aza. israel'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. host

alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalqa were killed in shejaiya, in the north of gaza.df say their killing was "very tragic". an army spokesman said they had made a mistake and would not be punished. 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 war zone that is gaza, israeli forces have committed a tragic error. in the 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 the 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 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 a

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

the bodies have been returned to israel, and two of the victims were identified as yotam haim, who wasbbutz nir am. the family of the third hostage has asked for the name not to be revealed. just hours earlier, the bodies of three other hostages were recovered in gaza — two of them israeli soldiers — nik beizer and ron scherman, just 19 years old, and 28—year—old elia toledano, who had been taken by hamas from the supernova music festival. but some positive news on aid today — the israelis say they are reopening the border checkpoint at kerem shalom for aid to go through into gaza. this was video taken from southern israel on friday morning. the iron dome was forced into action again. but some positive news on aid today — the israelis say they are reopening the border checkpoint at kerem shalom for aid to go through into gaza. before the conflict, 60% of goods would transit through that checkpoint. the un had been pushing for it to be reopened — a decision welcomed by the white house national security adviserjake sullivan, who is visiting the region. mr sullivan, who met the palestinia

those hostages have been named as 28—year—old yotam haim, 25—year—old samer talalka and 26—year—old alonree were 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

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

these three hostages, alon shimriz, yotam haim, were kid named from kibbutz kfar aza. they had escaped their captors or had been left behind because of the fighting happening in northern gaza when this happened. i'm joined by major general james "spider" marks. general, it is hard to overstate how gut wrenching this news is for these families, who have been in constant pain since october 7th. i think the question is tonight is how does this even happen? >> well, the first thing you have to realize is that combat like this is not a video game. lives are at stake. there's immense chaos, smoke, rubble, and israeli forces and hamas are firing at each other, engaging at a matter of routine. so, it's like conducting a gun fight in an elevator. tragedies like this occur, and it's frankly not surprising. you have rules of engagement. you have collateral damage, estimates that take place as a part of the planning process. and there are limits. there are boundaries in terms of go, no-go criteria, shoot, no-shoot criteria. but when you're in this type of close quarters, these tra

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,

yotam haim was kidnapped on october 7th, and another from kibbutz nir and the third hostage's familyed but name will not be broadcasted. two of those kidnapped and the idf saying they were not clear at the time that they were killed whether or not they had been released by hamas or had escaped or whether they were left abandoned. but this is a look at two of those hostages that are now dead, john. >> john: and this happened in the shogia part of gaza, a couple days ago ten idf soldiers were killed in an hamas ambush. so, everybody on the israeli side on a hair trigger in that neighborhood, and on occasion when everybody is on a hair trigger, sometimes innocents get caught in the crossfire. it's a terrible tragedy, one that the idf is taking full responsibility for. >> sandra: we are thinking of their families. >> john: on to this, former "new york times" editor james bennet was forced to resign after an internal uproar over a tom cotton op-ed that advocated using the military to deal with lawlessness during the 2020 riots. bennet is revealing new details about his ouster now. he says

they said they are now investigating the deaths of these three men, yotam haim, 28-year-old, alon shimriz, 26-year-old, and samer talalka, who's 25 years old. there aren't a lot of details, but we know this happened in the shejaiya neighborhood in gaza. these men were spotted by soldiers. they were perceived to be terrorist militant threat, and they were shot and killed. when the bodies looked suspicious, they sent those bodies back to israel for confirmation. and it was confirmed they were indeed hostages. there are a lot of questions, of course. daniel ha gary was asked whether these men spoke hebrew, whether they had their hands up. there are a lot of militants in civilian clothing, rpg teams that are wearing civilian clegts that are suicide bombers that don't have weapons. the idf was raising the possibility that these men had escape frd captivity or perhaps had been left behind, as the militants fled from the fighting. so, anderson, it's heartbreaking to think these three men were on the cusp of escaping, being freed after more than two months in captivity, and instead they were gunn

. >> 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

. >> 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

other, yotam haim, a drummer for a heavy metal band, 28 years old, he was last seen in a video he tookdoor of his home. at one point very recently, his brother who is also a drummer said on one of his facebook postings, my brother, please come back to me. we are waiting. we are in the middle right now, david jolly, of important negotiations. they're largely focused on the border, but ultimately the question is funding for israel and ukraine. does this at all become part of the conversation? >> it does. it's a great question, chris, because i think six to eight weeks ago, there was this presumption that aid to israel would happen quickly and without question. you did see because republicans wanted to pair it with domestic border control, you saw a delay. well, within that delay, you could see the ground shift a little bit on the question of u.s. support for israel's current campaign in gaza and against hamas, so there are hard questions that i think ultimately may end up leading to legislative decisions about is there a certain restriction on the aid. are there qualifications for the ai

they say were killed by accident inside the gaza strip, and they are yotam haim, a 28-year-old, that's of him you see on the screen there. there's sammer talalka kidnapped if from kibbutz near am, and alan shalitz, his name was confirmed by the authorities in israel and by the hostages forum. he was kidnapped on october 7th from kibbutz kifar. it appears as though the israeli military confused them for fighters on the gaza strip, and that they were either trying to flee their captors or the kidnappers had abandoned them in the northern part of thegaza strip and this led to this unfortunate situation where the israeli military targeted and killed three of the hostages that they would have been trying to rescue. their bodies were taken tside the gaza strip. they were identified at a base use used for identification purposes, about a 30-minute journey from tel aviv where we're coming to you this evening. these are not the only deaths inside the gaza strip. there was an al jazeera cameraman killed, and a reporter who was injured as well inside the gaza strip. so we've had those five names

. >> 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

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