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Israeli soldier forces bus full of detained Palestinians to pledge as slaves

Israeli soldier forces bus full of detained Palestinians to pledge as slaves

Middle East Eye published a video posted by Twitter user @yankicoen on 30 January 2023 (original in Hebrew embedded) depicting an Israeli soldier forcing detailed Palestinians on a bus to repeat in Hebrew a humiliating narrative, pledging slavery to his family. Middle East Eye reports: “A video circulating online has sparked outrage as it purportedly shows a soldier coercing blindfolded detainees into pledging themselves as slaves. The Palestinian men were forced to praise the family and say that they want ‘to work for them in sewage and gardening’.” “We want to be slaves of the Azolai family forever and ever.” Some online users have stated that the Azolai family is the soldier’s family.

HAMAS releases “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood: Our Narrative”, an 18-page hasbara document

HAMAS releases “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood: Our Narrative”, an 18-page hasbara document

“In light of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and as our people continue their battle for independence, dignity and breaking-free from the longest-ever occupation during which they have drawn the finest displays of bravery and heroism in confronting the Israeli murder machine and aggression. We would like to clarify to our people and the free peoples of the world the reality of what happened on Oct. 7, the motives behind, its general context related to the Palestinian cause, as well as a refutation to the Israeli allegations and to put the facts into perspective.”

The Sheikh Radwan Massacre (19 December 2023) – More evidence of summary executions

Al-Jazeera English published a video report on 18 January 2024 about what happened when Israeli soldiers entered a building in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, just south of Jabaliya Refugee Camp, on 19 December 2023. This is the another well-documented case of the IDF carrying out summary executions, as with The Shadia Abu Ghazaleh School Massacre on 13 December 2023.

The Shadia Abu Ghazaleh School Massacre (13 December 2023)

The Shadia Abu Ghazaleh School Massacre (13 December 2023)

On 13 December 2023, the IDF entered the Shadia Abu Ghazaleh School, near Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza North and arrested all of the men, presumably for another “HAMAS is surrendering” photo op. The women, children, and infants left behind were brutally killed with gunfire, leaving “dozens” of bodies piled behind.