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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Gazan says IDF preventing him from trying to rescue family in rubble
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A resident of Gaza tells the Times of Israel that Israeli forces are not allowing him to try to rescue his family buried under rubble following an IDF strike.
Footage from Gaza circulating on social media in recent hours shows people trapped alive under rubble in Gaza City.
Anas Arafat, a resident of Gaza City, tells The Times of Israel that the victims are his relatives — his parents, brothers, and their children. According to him, at least 10 family members have been buried since yesterday afternoon beneath a building in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, which was hit in an Israeli airstrike.
He says that when relatives try to approach the site to rescue them, they are targeted by IDF drones.
The IDF has not issued any statement on the incident.
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