The Israeli military admitted a “high probability” that its air strike caused the deaths of three Israeli captives in Gaza on November 10, 2023. The captives, Corporal Nik Beizer, Sergeant Ron Sherman, and French-Israeli Elia Toledano, were in a tunnel targeted to eliminate Hamas commander Ahmed Ghandour. The military was unaware of their presence and had information suggesting they were elsewhere. The captives were among 250 kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. The admission could pressure Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government and is seen as an “embarrassment” due to intelligence failures.