Israeli Army Releases Footage Said to Show Fighting in Gaza City | VOA News

Footage released by the Israeli army shows what they say are troops fighting Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The army's chief spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said Israeli troops erroneously identified the hostages as a threat and fired on them Friday.

He said it was not clear whether the hostages had escaped their captors or had been abandoned. Their deaths occurred in the Gaza City area of Shijaiyah, the scene of bloody battles between Israel’s military and Hamas militants. He said the army expressed "deep sorrow" and was investigating.