Israeli captive's family condemn leaked recording

The family of an Israeli captive who was gunned down by Israeli soldiers in Gaza say that they were not notified that an audio recording of him pleading for help had been leaked to the media.

Alon Shamriz, 26, was shot dead along with two other captives, Yotam Haim, 28, and Samar Fouad Talalka, 24, after they had escaped their captors.

They were killed by Israeli forces as they approached them shirtless and waving a white cloth in the Gaza City neighbourhood of Shujaiya. A military spokesperson said that the men had been mistakenly identified as a threat.

An audio recording of Shamriz pleading for help amidst bursts of gunfire as he tried to alert troops to save them in December, was aired on Sunday by Israeli radio station, Kan.

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