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Monday, October 14, 2024
IDF says Hamas beating civilians, blocking them from evacuating to humanitarian zones
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Hamas is beating residents of Jabaliya and preventing them from fleeing fighting in northern Gaza, according to a recording that the IDF says is between a Gazan man and an Israeli soldier from Unit 504, responsible for human intelligence on the battlefield.
“The problem is that we listen to the army’s instructions and want to leave to the Muwasi [humanitarian zone], but there are people who come out against us and start hitting us with sticks,” the man allegedly says.
“We want to leave,” he continues. “We took our things and we want to leave now and they are hitting us and telling us to return home. What can we do?”
The man says the attackers are from Hamas.
The IDF does not say when the conversation took place.
The 162nd Division began operating in Jabaliya last week and called for residents to evacuate southward for their safety.
Israel is trying to evacuate Palestinian civilians to safety. Hamas is stopping them. pic.twitter.com/ff1LMldf0v
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