Israel says it mistakenly killed three hostages in Gaza campaign - BBC News
The IDF says it wrongly believed the trio were a "threat" and opened fire on them during combat.
Samer Talalka and Yotam Haim - whose deaths were announced by the IDF Image caption: Samer Talalka and Yotam Haim - whose deaths were announced by the IDF

The Israeli military says it killed three hostages who were being held in Gaza after they were “mistakenly identified as a threat” in the northern town of Shejaiya.

The bodies have been returned to Israel, and two of the victims were identified as Yotam Haim, who was kidnapped from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, and as Samer Talalka, who was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Am.

The family of the third hostage asked for the name to not be revealed.

The Israeli military says the incident is under investigation. Its statement says that "the IDF expresses deep remorse over the tragic incident and sends the families its heartfelt condolences".

"Our national mission is to locate the missing and return all the hostages home," it adds.

More than 100 hostages remain in captivity in Gaza after being captured in the 7 October attacks in Israel.