Read previewIsraeli tank fire accidentally killed five Israel Defense Forces soldiers earlier this week, a military spokesperson said on Thursday. "There was an incident of friendly fire — five soldiers were killed," Shoshani said, adding that the incident was "under review," according to The New York Times. Gilad Aryeh Boim, one of the five soldiers killed in the friendly fire incident on Wednesday. In December, the IDF also said that it had accidentally killed three Israeli hostages after troops "mistakenly identified" them as threats. AdvertisementThe Marine Corps told Business Insider that The War Zone report had been accurately contextualized but declined to provide additional information.

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Persons: —, Nadav Shoshani, Shoshani, Gilad Aryeh Boim, Amir Levy, Simon Diggins, Michael Pruden, Guy Prives, Pruden Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, The New York Times, Business, IDF's Paratroopers Brigade, IDF, Haaretz, Getty, Israeli Air Force, US, Corps Locations: Gaza, Israel, British