Alon Shamriz's family say they were not notified that an audio recording of Shamriz pleading for help was leaked to the media

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/16771956

The family of an Israeli hostage who was gunned down by Israeli soldiers in Gaza say that they were not notified that an audio recording of him pleading for help had been leaked to the media.

Alon Shamriz, 26, was shot dead along with two other hostages, Yotam Haim, 28, and Samar Fouad Talalka, 24, after they had escaped their captors.

They were killed by Israeli forces as they approached them shirtless and waving a white cloth in the Gaza City neighbourhood of Shujaiya. A military spokesperson said that the men had been mistakenly identified as a threat.

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      Soldiers reported they had heard cries of “help” and “hostages” in Hebrew, but that they assumed it was an attempt by Hamas to lure them into a trap.

      They also reportedly found signs left by the hostages to get the military’s attention but dismissed these as part of the supposed ploy.

      Everybody’s Hamas. If they’re not, they’re Hamas in disguise.