IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari announced Friday evening in a statement that three abductees had been mistakenly identified as a threat and killed as a result of IDF gunfire in Sejaiya. Two of the abductees are Yotam Haim and Samer Talalka. The name of the third fatality was not disclosed at the request of the family.
Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari said that the incident was being investigated immediately and that there had been many clashes in the area. It is believed that the abductees were abandoned or fled from the terrorists who held them.
Yotam Haim and Samer Talalka, Photo: None
During a search of the scene, suspicion arose regarding the identity of the dead. The bodies were taken for examination in Israeli territory, where it was discovered that they were three Israeli abductees, Yotam Haim z"l, who was abducted from the village of Gaza by the Hamas terrorist organization on October 7. and Samer Talalqa, who was kidnapped from Nir Am by the Hamas terrorist organization on October 7. The family of the third abductee was also notified, requesting that his name not be disclosed at this time.
The IDF said that "immediate lessons from the incident are now being transferred to all the combat forces on the ground. The IDF expresses deep sorrow over the incident and shares in the grief of the families. The IDF will continue to make all efforts to bring the abductees home."
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