IDF releases footage showing Gaza man castigating Hamas, says group killed his son at aid center

The IDF’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) publishes new footage in which a former Gaza school principal launches a scathing attack on Hamas leadership, accusing the terror group of murdering his son and other workers at aid distribution centers in Khan Younis.

The man, identified as Sa’ad al-Mihsal, says his son Osama, who worked at the distribution centers, is among 12 young men killed by Hamas operatives in a recent incident.

“An incident in which 12 young men are killed — to what Islam do those murderers and criminals belong?” he asks, adding, “To the leadership outside Gaza, to the faction leaders who negotiate prisoner exchanges in return for cartons of aid — the blood of our sons takes priority, the blood of our sons is what you must look into first.”

He further accuses Hamas of plundering resources and abandoning residents, saying, “Our honor has been violated, our children’s money has been looted and stolen.”

Al-Mihsal recalls the joy he and other Gazans felt when they “saw those hostages return in good health, with beauty and clothing,” but says that faith in the group has since collapsed. It was unclear whether he was referring to hostages taken by terror groups and released in deals, or using the term to refer to Palestinian prisoners released by Israel in under the deals.

“To what Islam do we belong?” he demands.

COGAT chief Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian says the testimony exposes Hamas’s true face. Addressing Gazans directly, he says, “The terrorist organization Hamas is your enemy. It steals your resources, spreads lies, and tramples on your rights… It is not protecting the Gaza Strip, but rather destroying it and you from within.”

The video follows a similar audio recording released by the IDF yesterday, in which a Gaza City resident is heard telling a COGAT officer that Hamas is actively preventing civilians from evacuating south ahead of the IDF’s planned offensive to conquer Gaza City.

This is Sa'ad al-Mihsal, a former principal of a school in Gaza, attacking Hamas for murdering his son, who was working at a distribution site in Khan Yunis. Al-Mihsal also accuses Hamas of neglecting the residents of the Gaza Strip, violating their dignity, and stealing their… pic.twitter.com/b2KGIKccwA

— COGAT (@cogatonline) September 4, 2025