President Isaac Herzog will conduct a ceremony to honor the bravery of three hostages who escaped from their Hamas captors only to be mistakenly killed by the IDF.
Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim and Samar Talalka went to great lengths after their escape to signal their identities to the IDF. Ultimately, they approached a group of soldiers in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood, but the soldiers fired as they came near, killing all three.
“In light of the extraordinary circumstances of the event, the president decided to honor the determination, fortitude and special bravery they demonstrated and to award their families a unique certificate of appreciation in the name of the State of Israel,” Herzog says in a statement.
The ceremony will be held at Herzog’s residence at a later date, the statement adds.
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