US EditionIsrael halts aid into northern Gaza, officials say, clans deny Hamas is stealing it
- Haaretz’s Friday investigation revealed that IDF ordered troops to open fire on civilians at GHF aid centers, which run four sites in Gaza, highlighting potential war crimes.
- Israel halted aid to northern Gaza after AFP footage showed armed men on flour convoys, prompting Netanyahu to order a military plan to prevent Hamas theft.
- Since late May, 19 shooting incidents near Gaza aid centers have killed 549 and wounded over 4,000, with soldiers describing the scene as a "killing field."
- Desperate Gazans face starvation and death amid aid site shootings, with the UN warning another aid halt would be catastrophic.
- The Military Advocate General has ordered an investigation into aid-related incidents, as experts warn that weaponizing food and restricting access may amount to war crimes.
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'Just Killed, for Nothing': Israeli Troops Say They Were Ordered to Shoot Aid-Seeking Gaza Civilians
"Killing innocent people—it's been normalized," said one senior reserve officer. "We were constantly told there are no noncombatants in Gaza, and apparently that message sank in among the troops."
In an article published by the daily "Haaretz", Israeli soldiers reported that they had been ordered to shoot the crowds of Gazans gathered to receive food aid, even though they did not represent any danger.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz spoke to several soldiers who said they had to shoot at Palestinian civilians, even though there was no threat from them. "It's a killing field," one of them said.
Israeli soldiers have been ordered to shoot at Palestinians near aid stations in Gaza, even though they posed no threat, several soldiers told Haaretz. In a joint statement with the defense minister, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit back, calling the IDF "the world's most moral military."
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