Ms Moran said the IDF had not been in contact with the church until today, when they told the priest they would not shoot people between 2pm and 4pm. The IDF has not immediately responded to a request for comment. She said those sheltering in the church are eating just one meal a day. The oldest among her relatives, a grandfather, has died "partly because of dehydration" and because he wasn't able to get to a hospital, Ms Moran said. The IDF destroyed a generator powering a water purification pumping system connected to a well on the site, she said. From what I am hearing, from these eyewitness accounts, they are targeting them." "It makes a mockery of the suggestion that the Israeli army is protecting civilians. We don't know if they are going to survive," said Ms Moran. Her family told Ms Moran they "saw white phosphorous being lobbed into the compound" on Tuesday, she said. The Liberal Democrat has since told Sky News that "up to four snipers" have been "firing into the building", where three generations of her cousins are located.Ī bin collector and a janitor who tried to access the church complex were shot and "their bodies were just left there", she said, adding that anyone who enters the courtyard was being fired upon. The third hostage was wounded and retreated into a nearby building where he called for help in Hebrew, according to the official, before another burst of fire killed him.Įarlier this evening we reported how British MP Layla Moran said her relatives were among 300 people trapped in a Catholic church in Gaza City surrounded by IDF soldiers. The captives, all Israeli men in their 20s, were wrongly identified as a threat, the military said.Ī soldier felt "threatened" and declared them terrorists, before opening fire and killing two immediately, an IDF official said. We continue to investigate this incident," he said.Įxplained: The IDF said three hostages were mistakenly killed by Israeli forces while holding a white flag, against Israel's rules of engagement. We are checking another structure that they may have stayed in as well. "We still don't know how long they were in the building. The messages appeared to be written using leftover food, Mr Hagari said. Three hostages accidently killed by Israeli troops were staying in a building on which banners were hung reading: "Help, three hostages" in Hebrew and "SOS", an IDF spokesperson has said.ĭaniel Hagari said the building was located 200 metres from where the hostages were shot. "feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm." Said the IDF always follows international law and takes In a statement to the Washington Post, the IDF did notĬonfirm or deny Israel's responsibility in Jnena's death but Including courageous individuals like Hani Jnena". Humanitarian workers who have been killed in this conflict, "grieves the deaths of the innocent civilians and many It said the family, including his wife, Abeer, were killed during an Israeli airstrike in the al Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City at the residence of Mr Jena's in-laws.Ī USAID spokesperson told Reuters the USAID community "We are deeply saddened to confirm the tragic loss of our colleague, Hani Jnena, along with his family in Gaza," a statement by Global Communities read. His children, Mariam and Zayna, were aged four and two when they were killed, said the non-profit, which partners with governments and private sector entities for humanitarian work. In the last message he sent, on 10 October, before his death on 5 November, Hani Jnena, 33, wrote: "My daughters are terrified, and I am trying to keep them calm, but this bombing is terrifying," according to Global Communities. An Israeli air strike killed an IT contractor working for the US Agency for International Development, his wife and two young daughters, his employer has said.
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