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@academic_la 1).
„ @IDF officers and soldiers told Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, prompting the military

@academic_la @IDF 2).
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid centers began operating in the Strip at the end of May. The circumstances of the foundationʼs establishment and its funding are murky:

@academic_la @IDF 2).
it is known to have been set up by Israel in coordination with U.S. evangelicals and private security contractors. Its current CEO is an evangelical leader close to @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and @IsraeliPM Benjamin @netanyahu.

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 3).
Contrary to the foundation's initial promises, distribution is chaotic, with crowds rushing the piles of boxes. Since the rapid distribution centers opened, Haaretz has counted 19 shooting incidents near them.

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 4).
While the shootersʼ identities are not always clear, the @IDF does not permit armed individuals in these humanitarian zones without its knowledge.

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 5)
The distribution centers typically open for just one hour each morning.According to officers and soldiers who served in their areas, the @IDF fires at people who arrive before opening hours to prevent them from approaching, or again after the centers close, to disperse them

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 6).
– »Itʼs a killing field« – one soldier said. – »Where I was stationed, between one and five people were killed every day.

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 7).
They're treated like a hostile force no crowd-control measures, no tear gas – just live fire with everything imaginable: heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars.

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 8).
Then, once the center opens, the shooting stops, and they know they can approach. Our form of communication is gunfire«.

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 9).
The soldier added:
– »We open fire early in the morning if someone tries to get in line from a few hundred meters away, and sometimes we just charge at them from close range.

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 10).
But thereʼs no danger to the forces«. – According to him – »Iʼm not aware of a single instance of return fire. Thereʼs no enemy, no weapons«.

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 11).
He also said the activity in his area of service is referred to as Operation Salted Fish the name of the Israeli version of the childrenʼs game »Red light, green light«.

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 12).
@IDF officers told Haaretz that the army does not allow the public in Israel or abroad to see footage of what takes place around the food distribution sites.

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 13)
According to them, the army is satisfied that the GHFʼs operations have prevented a total collapse of international legitimacy for continuing the war. They believe the @IDF has managed to turn Gaza into a »backyard«, especially since the war with Iran began.”

June 27, 2025

@academic_la @IDF @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 14).
Excerpts from an article [1] by @nirhasson [2], @yanivkub [3] @bar_peleg [4]

[1]
(Eng.) @haaretzcom archive.ph/MyLFb

(Heb.) @Haaretz archive.ph/dgrkR

[2] haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000…

[3] haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000…

[4] haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000…

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