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May 18, 2024, 20 tweets

🧵 Exclusive on Israeli war crimes published on soldiers' social media accounts

Sergant Simha Lubling 890th battalion:

“You have to much china stuff at your kitchen. I was happy to help you residents of Khan Younes (as much as I had time to). GO SUE ME AT THE HAGUE BASTARDS” ->

On 16 January, he torches a Palestinian factory and writes

“ADD A CHARGE TO THE INDICTMENT IN THE HAGUE FOR CONTRIBUTING TO GLOBAL WARMING. GLAD TO HELP.” ->

“You work hard to take over a house” shooting at a home for fun, and then next day he publishes a video showing a D9 destroying everything. He writes: “

“AND THE NEXT DAY, A D9 COMES AND DESTROYS EVERYTHING... WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER?” ->

23 December. In a message to Gaza residents. An Explicit call to Amalek ->

“MAY YOU HAVE THE LEAST PEACEFUL SABBATH AND THE MOST DEAD AMALEKS” ->

Playing with displaced/killed Palestinian children’s toys

4 of January

“I'm really sorry I tore off the closet doors, but Yinon & Hanan took the double bed, & I had to give up and sleep on a mattress on the floor, which blocked the closet doors from opening. Submit an official claim to insurance; I'm sure they'll make a refund for you”

From the same house in Khan Younis:

[graffiti] Simcha’s bed

“And of course with such warm, loving hospitality, I felt just like part of the cute family of little terrorists who cleared their house for me, so I hung up family pictures” ->

I leave this section for the readers ->>

Looting & wearing women clothes and jewelry from Khan Younis.

He writes: “Joshua also took care of the Christmas tree in Khan Yunis. Not on our righteous soldiers….Finished decorating the tree moved on to decorate me” ->

Here he writes about Gaza and Amalek:

“Honestly, I would preferred to sleep at home tonight. eat soup, sit in a bar…..But there is still work to be done & the effort & loss so far must not be in vain. WE'LL DO ALL OF THE ABOVE THINGS WHEN THERE IS NO AMALEK GAZA IN THE WORLD”

Burning homes and writing Nakba 2023 on a home

Writes the soldier:

“What do you think we are doing in Gaza?” Showing him shooting on a home for fun

In a clear letter to the ICJ:

“We are really sorry for the damage we caused, it was intentional. Regarding the fire... it wasn't me, it was Platoon 2 and I was very angry at them and they promised to do it again in the future).”

Full letter:

“The Khan Younis Country Club honors and appreciates IDF soldiers and opens its gates to all reservists and regular soldiers for a fun day at the spa and pool. Thank you very much (we won't tag them this time so I don't find myself sued in The Hague, but you deserve publicity and five stars.”

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Also a message to the U.S., who are apparently giving these out for free.

“And you should know that the LAW missile is a lousy missile and not worth ten thousand shekels. An RPG for one thousand shekels is better.”

“I developed a hobby in Gaza” by smashing a toilet for no reason + lego playing + complaining about his fellow soldiers on a D9’s for destroying olive trees and ruining the good view for me

Military proverb: “Tough in training, easy in battle🥚🥚”

Throwing eggs looted from a Gazan home and playing a game to see who can smash a distant window with them.

Here he clearly announces that he stole toys belonging to displaced/killed Palestinian children back to Israel

“So today, it is allowed to publish who I rescued from Gaza in a special operation, Roti. Only her got a name, so suggestions for other names for the rest are welcome.”

Story (1): “They simply saw my hair and didn't let me into the pool without a hijab”

Story (2): “I tried for 5 minutes to enjoy the pool and the view, imagining I was in Pushkar. Then the IDF arrived and ruined the whole little paradise. Free Palestine, free Gaza, & free me.” ->

He is wearing a Gush Katif t-shirt & declaring which Gazan house he wants

“Basically, I marked the house I wanted there. The problem started when the tank fired a shell at it. It escalated when Platoon 2 burned it down & the problem was solved when engineering unit destroyed it”

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