cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/16771956
The family of an Israeli hostage who was gunned down by Israeli soldiers in Gaza say that they were not notified that an audio recording of him pleading for help had been leaked to the media.
Alon Shamriz, 26, was shot dead along with two other hostages, Yotam Haim, 28, and Samar Fouad Talalka, 24, after they had escaped their captors.
They were killed by Israeli forces as they approached them shirtless and waving a white cloth in the Gaza City neighbourhood of Shujaiya. A military spokesperson said that the men had been mistakenly identified as a threat.
I get it for the parents that this is really traumatizing, and they probably shouldn’t listen to it. It is important to protect other people and give accurate information though. Sure, it’s their son who died, but it’s not about them or him anymore. It’s about all the other people still suffering and dying.