The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released photos on Sunday of banners that the three Israeli hostages had made calling for help before they were tragically killed Friday morning by Israeli soldiers who had mistaken them for terrorists on the battlefield.
The banners, made of white sheets with red lettering made from leftover food, were hung from a building in Shejaiya, in northern Gaza, and read: “SOS,” in Engligh; “Help, 3 hostages,” in Hebrew script.
Banners hung by the three hostages to signal to the IDF; they were tragically killed when they were mistaken for terrorists. (IDF)
The hostages were Yotam Haim, 28, a heavy metal drummer; Samar Fouad Talalka, 22, an Arab agricultural worker; and Alon Lulu Shamriz, 26, a computer engineering student. They were abducted from Israel by Hamas during its terror attack of October 7, and survived 70 days in captivity.
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