Israel troops ‘mistakenly’ shot dead three Israeli hostages, says army

In a major development, Israeli army has said that its soldiers have shot death three hostage “mistakenly” considering them as a threat.

“During combat in Shejaiya, the IDF (army) mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat. As a result, the troops fired toward them and they were killed,” the army said in a statement, expressing “deep remorse over the tragic incident”.

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