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Live: Latest on the Palestine-Israel conflict, Day 72

Live: Latest on the Palestine-Israel conflict, Day 72

Israel said on Friday its troops had killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza after mistaking them for a threat, with the armed forces expressing "deep remorse" over a "tragic incident" that sparked protests in Tel Aviv. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the deaths as an "unbearable tragedy."

As news of the incident spread, hundreds of people gathered outside the Israeli Defense Ministry's headquarters in Tel Aviv in protest. The demonstrators waved Israeli flags and brandished placards with the faces of some of the 129 people still held in Gaza.

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Live: Latest on the Palestine-Israel conflict, Day 72

Israel said on Friday its troops had killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza after mistaking them for a threat, with the armed forces expressing "deep remorse" over a "tragic incident" that sparked protests in Tel Aviv. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the deaths as an "unbearable tragedy."

As news of the incident spread, hundreds of people gathered outside the Israeli Defense Ministry's headquarters in Tel Aviv in protest. The demonstrators waved Israeli flags and brandished placards with the faces of some of the 129 people still held in Gaza.