Posted on 09/16/2024 10:12:53 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Three Israeli hostages, whose bodies were found last year in underground tunnels in Gaza, were likely killed in a military airstrike aimed at a Hamas commander, an investigation into their deaths concluded.
An investigation into the deaths of Nik Beizer, 19, Ron Sherman, 19, Elia Toledano, 28, found there was a "high probability" that the hostages were killed "as a result of a byproduct of an IDF airstrike" targeting Hamas Northern Brigade commander Ahmed Ghandour, the Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday.
The three hostages were being held in a tunnel where Ghandour was operating when the military struck on Nov. 10, according to the IDF. Their bodies were found in a Hamas tunnel complex on Dec. 14 and the investigation into their deaths concluded in recent days.
"At the time of the strike, the IDF did not have information about the presence of hostages in the targeted compound," the military said.
The IDF said this was a "high probability" assessment but that it was "not possible to definitively determine" the cause of the three hostages' deaths. Its assessment is based on a number of factors, including intelligence reports, the location of where their bodies were found, an analysis of the strike and conclusions from the Forensic Medicine Institute.
"The IDF shares in the grief of the families over the devastating loss and will continue to accompany them," the IDF added.
Both Beizer and Sherman were members of the Israeli military.
Sherman was serving in his first year in the IDF, assigned to a base near a Gaza border crossing when Hamas bombed then attacked the soldiers inside. Sherman’s mother previously told NBC News that he texted his parents just before he was abducted in the Hamas-led assault on Oct. 7, saying “Mom, I love you,” in Hebrew.
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Prepare for more anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel as a result of this news.
US gi’s being held captive were killed when we bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki
It is war.
You took the words right out of my mouth.
It is war. And war sucks. But if you must go to war (and I wholly support Israel in this) then people, good and bad, are displaced, injured, and die.
Friendly fire happens. My dad told me about watching for abandoned German machine guns when he was advancing past Metz. Plenty of ammo around too. But you had to be careful using them because their sound was recognizable and friendly fire could happen.
Over 70,000 French civilians were killed by Allied bombs and fire during WWII.
Hmmmmmmm? Let’s consider that had ‘ham-ass’ not taken them hostage they likely would still be alive. Responsibility—ham-ass!
Don’t use logic or someone might say it is our fault we didn’t kill Arafat when he started up.
Any “PROpal” take over of the capital planned yet? But, first amendment and stuff will protect this bunch.
HAMAS killed these people. Not the IDF.
Human shields, typical Muslim behavior.
Human shields, typical Muslim behavior.
How do you avoid that sort of thing? I don’t like it one bit,
but there are times when you do your best and things come
back to haunt you. I don’t believe Israel wants to kill one
single hostage.
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