Alon Lulu Shamriz and Samer Fouad Al-Talalka were among the three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly killed by the Israeli military while being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas.
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IMAGE: Dikla, Alon Shamriz's mother, mourns at his funeral in Shefayim, Israel, December 17, 2023. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters
IMAGE: Avi, Alon's father, right, and Ido, Alon's brother, left, are overwhelmed by grief at the funeral. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters
IMAGE: Alon's grandmother came froM hospital to the funeral. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters
IMAGE: People carry Alon's casket. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters
IMAGE: Family and friends mourn Alon, who escaped Hamas' October 7 carnage, only to be slain by his fellow countrymen. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters
IMAGE: People prepare the grave during the funeral of Samer Fouad Al-Talalka, a member of Israel's Bedouin Arab minority who was mistakenly killed by the Israeli military, in Hura village, southern Israel, December 16, 2023. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
IMAGE: Mourners at Samer's funeral. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
IMAGE: Mourners weep at the funeral. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
IMAGE: A mourner holds prayer beads during the funeral. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
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