‘You survived 70 days in hell’: Alon Shamriz, Gaza hostage mistakenly killed by IDF, is buried

Hundreds attend the funeral of Alon Lulu Shamriz, who was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and held captive for 70 days before he was mistakenly killed by IDF troops on Friday.

Shamriz, a resident of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, is buried at Shefayim — the temporary home of members of the community.

“My Alon, we didn’t wish for this end, we turned the world upside down for you. You survived 70 days in hell, and in a moment you would have been in my hands. We will continue to live for you,” his mother Dikla says, according to the Kan public broadcaster.

It is unclear if any Israeli political or defense officials are in attendance.

Shamriz was killed on Friday along with Samar Fouad Talalka and Alon Lulu Shamriz, after they escaped from captivity and approached a group of Israeli soldiers, shirtless and waving a white flag.

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— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) December 17, 2023