IDF recorded hostages yelling for help days before soldiers killed them by mistake
NY Post
The IDF has revealed that it had captured footage of an Israeli hostage calling for help after the terrorists holding him and two other men were killed — but the camera was not analyzed until after soldiers mistakenly shot them dead days later.
Golani Brigade commandos encountered a group of Hamas terrorists who fired at them from a building on Dec. 10, the Times of Israel reported, citing a military investigation into the deaths of the hostages.
During the firefight, a dog with the elite Oketz unit was sent into the building, where Yotam Haim, 28, Samer Talalka, 22, and Alon Shamriz, 26, were being held.
Before being killed by the soldiers, the terrorists gunned down the canine, but the GoPro camera it was carrying continued to operate and recorded the voice of a hostage believed to be Shamriz, according to the outlet.
“Help!” he shouted in Hebrew, adding that there were other hostages with him who also were not seen in the footage.
The video from the fallen dog was not being monitored live by the troops, who left the animal at the location while they engaged other targets, the Times of Israel reported.
