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Israeli soldiers ignored cries for “help” when they stormed a Gaza building holding three hostages just days before killing them by mistake, said a military investigation published on Thursday. The soldiers also heard “hostages” shouted in Hebrew on 10 December, but interpreted that as a “terrorist deception attempt” by Hamas militants to lure them into the building in the Gaza City district of Shujaiya, the probe said. Believing the building was rigged with explosives, the soldiers exited and killed five Hamas militants trying to escape, it added. The hostages then probably fled the building …