The US government has described the death of three hostages at the hands of Israeli soldiers as “heartbreaking” and “tragic” but said it assumed the Israeli government would investigate how it happened. “Obviously, this is not an outcome that anybody wanted to see, said National Security Council communications director John Kirby on Friday. The case is not suitable for making a general judgement on whether the Israeli military is in a position to take precise action in the Gaza Strip, Kirby added. Following talks with the Israeli leadership, the US government expressed the expectation that Isr…