the israeli military has said that it mistakenly killed three hostages during its military operation in gaza, after misidentifying them as a threat . those hostages have been named as 28 year old yotam haim, 25 year old samer talalka and 26 year old alon shamriz. all three were kidnapped from their kibbutzes by hamas during its attack on october 7th. the israeli military says it is investigating this latest event. israeli prime minster benjamin netanyahu has renewed his vow to bring hostages home and calld the incident an unbearable tragedy. relatives of hostages taken by hamas are currently demonstrating near the israeli ministry of defence in tel aviv in response to the incident calling for a ceasefire and for an agreement for the release of those still held captive. more than 100 hostages remain in gaza. here s how idf spokesman lieutenant coloneljonathan conricus explained what happened to the bbc earlier. they were dressed in civilian clothing and probably in a sim
unbearable tragedy . yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka were abducted on october 7th when hamas, which is deemed a terrorist organisation by the us and uk governments, carried out its deadly attacks on israel. just hours ago in tel aviv, relatives of hostages taken by hamas protested the accidental killings, while also calling for a ceasefire and agreement for the release of those still held captive. more than 100 hostages remain in gaza. our correspondent lucy williamson has more now on the incident from jerusalem. israel s army is in gaza to kill hamas fighters and bring hostages home. clear targets obliterated in the chaos of conflict. three of those shot dead in the northern district of shejaiya, not hamas gunmen but the captives israel came to save. one of them was yotam haim, 28 years old, a drummer with a heavy metal band, kidnapped from kibbutz kfar aza. his mother spoke to the bbc last month. they are talking about to release a few here, a few there. i know t
Welcome to bbc news. List into our main headlines. Its where order is a complete siege of the hamas controlled gaza strip. Some pockets are fighting remain. Since 9 11, at least 700 israelis are dead including 260 at a music festival. Look attacks continue. Dozens israelis held hostage including children. Israel orders a complete siege of the hamas controlled gaza strip. The country says its regained control of its southern communities pockets of militants may remain. Israel describes saturdays assault as its 9 11. At least 700 israelis are dead including 260 at a music festival. Rocket attacks from Gaza Continue with explosions heard injerusalem. Dozens of israelis are being held hostage including children. Gaza is under frequent bombardment this is the densely populated jabalia refugee camp. The areas Health Ministry says, 560 people in the territory are dead. This is the scene live in gaza as the uk confirms 10 citizens are feared dead or missing. The us says nine of its people hav
Mr netanyahu says that they will go back and they will do that Military Operation in rafa, where1. 4 million Palestinian Civilians are sheltering. That is something that The Americans do not want them to do. Benjamin netanyahu has been saying they are one step away from victory. There are lots of israelis who say that is absolutely untrue, that he has not, quite patently he has not, succeeded in the war aims that he stated. Getting the hostages back and eliminating hamas as a force in gaza, because they are still able to fight. And his critics also say that he is prolonging the war artificially for his own political reasons to escape a day of reckoning for mistakes that he may have made. On both sides, six months on, is a very significant milestone. A lot of people did not think this war would last this long, but i think it might even last a lot longer. I have been to one of the Israeli Border communities which was kibbutz nir oz, which was probably among the worst hit on that day six
Translation the achievements of the war are great. We eliminated 19 out of 2a of the hamas battalions, including senior commanders. We killed, wounded or captured a significant number of hamas terrorists. We purged shifa and many other Terrorist Headquarters as well. We destroyed factories, manufacturing rockets, control rooms, weapons, ammunition, and we continue to systematically destroy what is underground. Translation the achievements of the war are great. We are one step away from victory. Israel is not the one preventing a deal. Hamas prevents a deal. Its extreme demands were intended to bring about an end to the war and leave it intact, meaning to ensure its survival, its rehabilitation, its ability to endanger our citizens and our soldiers. Surrendering to hamas demands will allow it to try to repeat the Crimes Of October Seventh again and again, as it promised to do. Hamas hopes that the pressure from outside and inside will make israel surrender to these extreme demands. It w