The Voice Of Three Hostages Who Died In Gaza Was Caught On A Military Dog Camera Before Being Shot By The Israeli Army

Israeli soldiers in Gaza. (Source: Israel Defense Forces)

JAKARTA - The voices of three Israeli hostages who were shot dead by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops in Gaza, were caught on a GoPro camera mounted on a military dog five days earlier, an IDF spokesman said.

The video, discovered by the IDF on Tuesday, shows footage taking place during a military shootout between Israeli forces and Hamas militants at a location where the hostages were detained, Rear Admiral Daniel Badhi said at a daily press conference.

"You can hear voices, and when we analyzed the clip, we understood that in the audio we were able to hear three hostages, who were identified vocally," said Laksda Marijuana, as reported by CNN December 21.

However, Laksda Badminton did not provide details about what the three hostages, Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer Talalka heard.

The militants who detained the three men were killed in the fighting, which apparently led prisoners to flee,madhi added, citing an initial IDF analysis of the GoPro video.

Israel was shocked by IDF's confession of the shooting that left three Israeli hostages dead last Friday. The three men were arrested by Hamas in the October 7 attack.

On Saturday, an IDF official said the three emerged from a building tens of meters away from a group of Israeli soldiers. They were shirtless and waved the white flag, according to the official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity to speak freely about ongoing investigations.

At least one soldier felt threatened and fired a shot, which immediately killed the two men, the official said. The third was injured and ran back into the building.

The Israeli unit heard screams for help in Hebrew, which at that time the brigade commander ordered his troops to stop shooting. However, according to the official, another gunshot occurred. The third hostage died later.

This news received mixed reactions from the families of the hostages who were killed, some expressed anger and some demanded an apology.

The IDF said the shooting violated military rules, while the soldiers involved would face disciplinary procedures.

Before news of the deaths of the three hostages was announced, Israel said on Friday last week it believed 132 hostages were still in Gaza, 112 of which were thought to be still alive.