Jerusalem – Report: Special Israeli Forces Team Spent Weeks Embedded In Gaza

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    A screen shot of a twitter post from the Hamas Qassam Brigades' Hebrew accountJerusalem – The IDF special forces unit involved in November’s botched operation in Gaza had soldiers embedded within a humanitarian aid organization operating within the strip for weeks before the incident, Israel’s Channel 2 News quoted a Palestinian source as saying Wednesday.

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    According to the report, the undercover soldiers had rented an apartment a few weeks prior to the operation, and spent their time distributing medical products such as wheelchairs to Palestinians in need.

    On Sunday evening, the British Independent published further details about the failed operation, saying that it had been told by Gazan sources that Hamas’ investigation had revealed that Israeli soldiers posed as aid workers, and were in the possession of “detailed but fake” identification cards which bore the identity of actual residents of the Gaza Strip.

    According to that report, the Israeli team assumed the identities of residents of part of the Gaza Strip far from the site of the operation, claiming they were there to transfer sick individuals from the hospitals to their homes. Upon stopping them at a checkpoint, a Hamas operative became suspicious of the IDF soldiers’ accents, which did not match the region they claimed they were from.

    The suspicious checkpoint team called the local brigade commander, who decided to bring in the team for questioning, at which point a firefight broke out and the compromised crew made their escape, killing the Hamas commander as well as six additional militants.

    The Israeli team escaped under cover of heavy fire and were extracted via helicopter from a field owned by a resident of the strip who has since disappeared.

    Hamas has reportedly detained and questioned all the Gazans whose identities were commandeered by the Israeli soldiers for the operation, but released them soon after, as they had nothing to do with the incident.

    The report also quoted Hamas officials as saying they suspect that the forces entered Gaza through the Erez border crossing, adding that they were most likely there to replace signal interception equipment. Since the incident, Hamas has reportedly set up many additional checkpoint and roadblocks, in an attempt to thwart similar operations.

    The IDF has refused to comment on any of the reports.


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    triumphinwhitehouse
    triumphinwhitehouse
    5 years ago

    So much risky work just to avoid killing fake civilians, in front the Russians just bomb whenever a bullet was lodged now it’s all kadyrovville. Idf soldiers should be able to kill at will no questions asked by s oros funded liberals

    LionofZion
    LionofZion
    5 years ago

    What incredibly brave men. Baruch Hashem they all made it out okay. Hashem should continue to protect the heros who protect us all.

    anon6
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    anon6
    5 years ago

    didn’t you read the news? They didn’t all make it out OK!