The three Israeli hostages who were accidentally shot by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip were displaying a white flag and had no shirts on when they were killed. An Israeli Army officer gave this information on Saturday.
Outrage over this accidental killing may increase pressure on the Israeli government to resume prisoner exchange talks with Hamas under the mediation of Qatar.
Hamas has placed a condition on Israel to stop air and ground operations in Gaza in order to release more hostages. The fight continues in week 11. The story of the death of these hostages is also raising questions on the conduct of Israeli soldiers.
Palestinians have said many times that Israeli soldiers open fire on civilians who try to flee to safety. The military official, speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity, said there was a possibility that the hostages may have been abandoned by their terrorist captors or may have fled.
He said the soldiers’ behavior was “against our rules” and was being investigated at a higher level.
Meanwhile, the problems of the people in Ghazpatti have increased considerably due to communication services being disrupted for a long time due to broken telephone and internet connections and a United Nations agency says that the problem of food and drink has increased a lot in recent times. .
According to Netblocks, an internet accessibility group, internet and telephone lines were shut down on Thursday and were still not restored on Saturday.
The group said this is resulting in disruptions in aid delivery and rescue efforts. Israel’s war against the ruling extremist organization Hamas in Gaza continues for the 11th week.
Alp Tokar, director of Netblocks.org, said that more than two months into the conflict, “Internet services are still unavailable, and this is the longest such incident on our records.”
On October 7, Hamas launched an unexpected attack on Israel, after which Israel started aggressive action and caused massive destruction in northern Gaza.
More than 85 percent of the 23 lakh people there have become homeless. Displaced people have taken refuge in shelters in the south and the humanitarian crisis is increasing.