At this stage its no longer about freeing the hostages Hamas took. The IDF even shoot and shell their own.

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Hostages were holding white cloth on stick when Israeli forces shot them dead, IDF says

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/three-israeli-hostages-killed-idf-121100954.html

Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by the IDF had been holding a white flag, an Israeli military official has said. The official said an initial inquiry into the incident has found the hostages were fired upon against Israel's rules of engagement. The IDF said yesterday that the victims - all Israeli men in their 20s - were killed during combat with Hamas militants.

Hostages were holding white cloth on stick when Israeli forces shot them dead, IDF says