Israeli Soldiers Ordered to Shoot at Unarmed Aid Seekers in Gaza
- A report published this week in a left-leaning Israeli newspaper alleged IDF soldiers were ordered to shoot unarmed Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza.
- This claim followed at least 19 shooting incidents since May 27 and testimonies from soldiers describing daily open fire on civilians posing no threat.
- The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has distributed food at four southern Gaza sites for about a month amid heavy Israeli fire and aid stoppages in northern Gaza.
- A soldier referred to the location as a "killing field," reporting that daily casualties ranged from one to five individuals, while UN Secretary-General Guterres emphasized that seeking food should not come with the risk of losing one’s life.
- Israel confirmed investigations into incidents but denied orders to deliberately shoot civilians, while Gaza and aid groups called for transparent inquiry amid rising deaths around aid sites.
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Israeli forces have denied a new report that soldiers were ordered to fire on unarmed Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza, after hundreds were reported killed as they approached food distribution points in recent weeks. On Friday, the Haaretz newspaper published an article alleging that Israeli soldiers in Gaza were instructed by their commanders to fire on crowds of Palestinians approaching aid sites, even when they clearly posed …
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War crimes probe launched as Israeli soldiers are ‘being ordered to shoot at unarmed Palestinians’ waiting for aid
Israeli soldiers have reportedly been ordered by their commanders to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza, describing it as a ‘killing field’.
"It's a Killing Field": IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately...
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 prosecution to call for a review into possible war crimes Israeli soldiers in Gaza told Haaretz that the army has deliberately fired at Palestinians near aid distribution sites over the past month. Conversations with officers and…
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