Leaked audio from the moments when Alon Shamriz tried to get the IDF to rescue him as well as Yotam Haim and Samer Talaka, before they were wrongfully identified as terrorists and accidentally killed by the IDF, was published by Kan news on X on Sunday.
בלעדי: הקלטות הגבורה של אלון שמריז – כך ניסה להציל את עצמו ואת חבריו מהשבי בלב עזה | לכתבה המלאה >>> https://t.co/imzN4qKlSi@carmeldangor pic.twitter.com/NYSy6NniAG
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) March 3, 2024
In the audio, Alon and Yotam can be heard yelling "save us" and "we're hostages." The audio then has a few shots of gunfire and is abruptly cut.
The audio was obtained from a camera attached to a dog from the Oketz unit. According to reports, the dog was shot upon entrance of the building by the terrorists holding the three hostages, but the camera continued to record.
Alon's brother Yonatan revealed that the audio was leaked before it was presented to the family, on a post on X.
את התחקיר ראינו בגלילות מול חבורת קצינים זחוחים..בקטע של ההקלטות אמא שלי יצאה כי ידעה שלא תעמוד בזה. הקשבתי-הדמעות זלגו והדם קפא במשך כמה דקות.חשבתי שזה מאחורינו..אף אחד לא צריך לשמוע את זה.והנה צהל מדליף ועושה לנו טרור פסיכולוגי של החמאס.עכשיו זה בחוץ..לעולםתחיי מדינת ישראל
— Shimriz (@shimrizzz) March 3, 2024
The IDF denied the appeal to recognize Shamriz as a fallen soldier
This leak happened one day after the IDF announced that it would refuse to recognize Alon Shamriz with the status of a fallen soldier, Israeli media reported.
The family of Shamriz had filed an appeal to the IDF and the state to change his status shortly after it was reported that he was killed.
The IDF stated that its reason for denying the appeal, was because Alon Shamriz wasn't in active ore reserve duty at the time of his death.