Yep, Hamas and its allies are delusional. Former Ra’am leader: Hamas killed no civilians, hostages are ‘prisoners of war’ Abdulmalik Dehamshe, former Ra’am leader who held close ties with Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, justified Hamas's acts on October 7. https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-819288
Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, other hostages tried to fight off Hamas terrorists in their final moments: report https://nypost.com/2024/09/09/world...mas-terrorists-in-their-final-moments-report/ Slain Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and several other hostages who were executed by Hamas terrorists had reportedly tried to fight off their killers in the final moments before they were shot dead in a Gaza tunnel. The grief-stricken relatives of the six hostages were informed of the harrowing detail during a briefing over the weekend on the Israel Defense Forces’ investigation into their murders, Channel 12 News reported. “Several of the six are assessed to have defended themselves and struggled with those who shot them,” the outlet reported, citing details of the probe’s initial findings. The bodies of Goldberg-Polin, 23, and the other five hostages — Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Ori Danino, 25, Alex Lobanov, 32, Carmel Gat, 40, and Almog Sarusi, 27 — were discovered in the tunnel beneath the southern Gaza city of Rafah back on Aug. 31. There was “forensic” evidence that showed “Hersh, Ori, Alex and Almog defended Eden and Carmel” before they were killed, according to the report. The families, who were briefed by IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari, were also apparently shown evidence from inside the tunnel and were told of the harsh conditions the six were held in after being kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7 terror attack. The tunnel where they were being held was too low for them to stand and was just two people wide. There were also no air vents, toilets or showers. Proteins bars, a generator, a small flashlight and a chess set were among the items found discarded in the tunnel when it was raided by the IDF, the report said. Several notepads were also found, which have since been turned over to the hostages’ relatives. The IDF believes the six hostages were killed the day before their bodies were discovered when Israeli forces raided the tunnel. Autopsies had determined they were all killed by short-range shots, according to Israel’s health ministry. Since the bodies were found, Hamas has taunted the families by releasing a slew of pre-recorded videos of the victims’ “last messages” before they were murdered. “Mama, Dada, Leebi and Orly, I love you, I miss you,” a disheveled Goldberg-Polin said in his video released last Thursday. “I’m thinking about you every single day. I know you’re doing everything you can and that you’re out in the streets trying to bring me home. Now I need you to stay strong for me. Keep on fighting, and hopefully, I believe I’ll be home soon. Don’t stop. I love you.” The terrorist group had previously published similar gut-wrenching clips on Telegram of three of the other slain hostages — Yerushalmi, Lobanov and Gat — also giving their emotional final words before their death.
Biden administration refuses to acknowledge an Israeli soldier killed U.S. activist in the West Bank So far Biden administration officials have refused to acknowledge that an Israeli soldier was responsible for the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi. By Michael Arria September 9, 2024 https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/bide...-an-israeli-soldier-killed-aysenur-ezgi-eygi/ On Monday, Biden administration officials refused to publicly acknowledge that an Israeli soldier killed an American citizen in the occupied West Bank, saying they would let Israel’s investigation “play out.” 26-year-old a Turkish-American Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and recent University of Washington graduate, was shot in the head on September 6 and pronounced dead at a local hospital. Eyewitnesses say that Eygi was peacefully protesting illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank village of Beita when she was shot by an Israeli sniper on a nearby roof. “We were peacefully demonstrating alongside Palestinians against the colonization of their land and the illegal settlement of Evyatar,” said a fellow ISM volunteer in public a statement. “The situation escalated when the Israeli army began to fire tear gas and live ammunition, forcing us to retreat. We were standing on the road, about 200 meters from the soldiers, with a sniper clearly visible on the roof. Our fellow volunteer was standing a bit further back, near an olive tree with some other activists. Despite this, the army intentionally shot her in the head.” The Israeli military is claiming that it “responded with fire toward a main instigator of violent activity.” It also says “details of the incident and the circumstances in which she was hit are under review.” State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel was pressed on the issue during Monday’s briefing but would not publicly acknowledge that an Israeli soldier was responsible. When asked if he had any doubts that it was an Israeli bullet that killed Eygi, Patel told reporters, “I’m not going to get ahead of the process here.” Patel offered a similar response when asked why the United States trusted Israel to conduct a fair and thorough investigation. “The record is quite abysmal when it comes to Israel investigating itself on killing of Americans…Rachel Corrie, Omar Asaad, Shireen Abu Akleh..,” Al Quds Said Arikat reminded Patel. Patel also refused to publicly condemn the killing, telling Arikat that the “death of any American citizen is heartbreaking.” White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby told reporters that President Joe Biden had not spoken to Eygi’s family. “One of the few things Biden has always been good at is connecting with those who’ve lost loved ones,” tweeted Drop Site News’s Ryan Grim. “In this case, he can’t be bothered.” A growing number of Democratic lawmakers are expressing frustration over the killing and demanding answers. “I am heartbroken and angry about the killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, an American citizen, in the West Bank today, who was reportedly peacefully protesting against illegal settlement activity,” said Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) in a statement. “The government of Israel must deliver answers immediately and hold the perpetrators of this killing accountable. I will be in close touch with the Biden administration to press the Israeli government for full transparency and accountability. My heart is with Aysenur’s family and loved ones during this difficult time.” “My heart goes out to Aysenur’s family, friends, and loved ones,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA). “This is a terrible tragedy, and I extend my condolences to all those in mourning today. My office is actively working to gather more information on the events that led to her death.” “I am very troubled by the reports that she was killed by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers,” she continued. “The Netanyahu government has done nothing to stop settlement expansion and settler violence in the West Bank, often encouraged by right-wing ministers of the Netanyahu government. The killing of an American citizen is a terrible proof point in this senseless war of rising tensions in the region.” Rep. Rashida Tlaib shared a video of Patel refusing to condemn the killing on Twitter and wrote, “Dear Americans, If you are killed by the Israeli government, our country won’t care. No one will be held accountable. It doesn’t matter who you are, Israel can kill Americans and get away with it.”
Dozens killed, wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza tent camp By Nidal Al-Mughrabi September 10, 2024 https://www.reuters.com/world/middl...trike-tent-encampment-gaza-medics-2024-09-09/ Summary Tents set ablaze by strikes inside 'humanitarian zone' Israel says it hit Hamas command centre Hamas denies its fighters were present CAIRO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Israeli missiles set ablaze a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, killing or wounding 65 people, the enclave's civil emergency service said on Tuesday, in what the Israeli military called a strike on a Hamas command centre. The Hamas-run Gaza government media office put the number of fatalities at more than 40. It said that at least 60 others were wounded in the strikes and many remained missing as rescue workers continued their searches early on Tuesday. Residents and medics said the tent encampment near Khan Younis in the Al-Mawasi area, which Israel has designated a humanitarian safe zone for displaced Palestinians, was struck by at least four missiles. The camp is crowded with families ordered by the Israeli military to flee there from elsewhere in the territory. The Gaza civil emergency service said at least 20 tents caught fire, and missiles caused craters as deep as nine meters (30 feet). It said the 65 victims included women and children but did not immediately provide a breakdown of deaths and injuries. There was no immediate comment from the Gaza health ministry, which compiles casualty figures. Earlier, the Hamas-aligned Shehab News Agency said 40 Palestinians were killed. "Our teams are still moving out martyrs and wounded from the targeted area. It looks like a new Israeli massacre," a Gaza civil emergency official said. The official added that teams had been struggling to search for victims who might have been buried. The Israeli military said it "struck significant Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command and control centre embedded inside the Humanitarian Area in Khan Younis." "The terrorists advanced and carried out terror attacks against IDF troops and the state of Israel," the statement said, referring to the Israeli Defence Forces. Hamas, the Islamist group that controlled Gaza before the conflict, denied Israeli allegations that gunmen were present in the targeted area, and rejected accusations it exploited civilian areas for military purposes. "This is a clear lie that aims to justify these ugly crimes. The resistance has denied several times that any of its members exist within civilian gatherings or use these places for military purposes," said Hamas in a statement. Ambulances raced between the tent camp and a nearby hospital, while Israeli jets could still be heard overhead, residents said. Nearly all of Gaza's 2.3 million people have been forced from their homes at least once, and some have had to flee as many as 10 times.
Seems like the Palestinian Authority is just as bad as Hamas in how they treat residents who report terrorists to Israel. Or maybe not, Hamas would have tortured people before executing them. With the PA these people are still alive. Court rules: Palestinian Authority must compensate trio who thwarted terrorism against Israel Each of those who were imprisoned after cooperating with Israeli security is entitled to receive a sum of about one million shekels for the severe abuse he suffered by the Palestinian Authority. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-819407 According to court rulings by the Jerusalem District Court, the Palestinian Authority must pay compensation of NIS 3 million to a trio who helped prevent the murder of Israelis, according to Israeli media on Monday. The trio were imprisoned by the PA after they cooperated with Israel and were abused while in prison, "They were beaten with guns, electric cables, and sticks." The PA was ordered to pay huge compensation to the trio who helped to thwart terrorist acts against Israel, according to several rulings handed down at the beginning of this month by Judge Miriam Ilani of the Jerusalem District Court. Each of those who were imprisoned after cooperating with Israeli security is entitled to receive a sum of about one million shekels for the severe abuse he suffered by the Palestinian Authority and for being imprisoned for more than four years in the basements of the PA. Severe torture and abuse In one of the verdicts, the plaintiff described the abuse he suffered during his imprisonment by the PA. "Among other things, he was beaten all over his body with rifles, electric cables, and batons; they were hanged using the 'Al Shabach' method, denied sleep and access to the bathroom, forced to go out naked at night, and poured have cold water on him." Another judgment speaks of sleep deprivation, teeth breaking, denial of access to the bathroom, being forced to drink soap, as well as threats to kill his family. Experts who examined those assistants describe that they suffer from severe depression and grief as well as having difficulty functioning in social situations. The High Court of Justice ruled in 2021 that the Israeli courts can discuss the question of compensation for Palestinian collaborators who prevented terrorist attacks against Israel for the sake of public policy (a legal concept that allows the court to contain a legal interpretation of a social situation that was not explicitly regulated by law). The ruling states: "It is hard to believe that the Israeli courts would recognize a defense that cooperation with Israel is an act of treason in favor of the Israeli enemy, and it must be fought against. What's more, those acts of 'treason' were intended to prevent acts of terrorism against Israel and against Israelis, which the Palestinian Authority pledged to prevent in the interim agreement." It was also stated in the verdict that: "The Israeli courts should not echo a Palestinian narrative that is contrary to public policy in Israel. The Palestinian Authority is entitled to protect its security and act against spies and collaborators, as long as this does not harm Israel's security interests, which left security responsibility in [the PA]'s hands." Attorneys Barak Kedem and Aryeh Arbus, who represent the collaborators, said: "The events of October 7 taught us about the heavy moral debt we have towards the collaborators who help us in dealing with terrorism. The fact that the court obliged the Palestinian Authority to compensate the collaborators is recognition of their contribution and a distinction between enemy and ally."
Blinken slams Israel after IDF says its forces likely shot slain American activist By Dana Karni, CNN Tue September 10, 2024 The Israeli military said American activist Aysenur Eygi was likely hit "unintentionally" by IDF fire in the occupied West Bank on Friday. Aysenur Eygi Family CNN — US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has called for “fundamental changes” to the way Israeli forces operate in the occupied West Bank after the killing of American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi at a protest last week. Blinken’s sharply worded rebuke came after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that it was “highly likely” that Eygi was “hit indirectly and unintentionally by IDF fire.” In its initial inquiry into the incident, the IDF said that the shot was not aimed at the activist, but at “the key instigator” of a “violent riot” at the Beita Junction where it said Palestinians burned tires and hurled rocks at Israeli security forces. It didn’t name the alleged instigator. The International Solidarity Movement (ISM), with whom Eygi had been volunteering, said that its protest on September 6 was peaceful. At a news conference in London on Tuesday, Blinken said Eygi’s killing was “unprovoked and unjustified” and demanded changes to the rules of engagement of Israel forces operating in the West Bank. “No one, no one should be shot and killed for attending a protest. No one should have to put their life at risk just for expressing their views,” he said. “Now we have the second American citizen killed at the hands of Israeli security forces. It’s not acceptable. It has to change. And we’ll be making that clear to the senior-most members of the Israeli government.” Blinken added that the United States had “long seen” reports of Israeli forces ignoring extremist settler violence against Palestinians and reports of excessive force by Israeli forces against Palestinians. Violence from the Israeli offensive in Gaza since the Hamas-led October 7 attacks has spilled into the occupied West Bank in recent months. In recent months, the US has unveiled a series of sanctions targeting Israel settler violence against Palestinians. The IDF began a major raid in multiple parts of the territory last month, bulldozing highways and razing buildings in the process. OIn Tuesday, at least two Palestinians – a man and a woman – were killed during an Israeli military incursion in the city of Tulkarem, according to the Ministry of Health in Ramallah. Israeli troops and settlers have killed 692 Palestinians, including 158 children, in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem since October, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah, whose figures do not distinguish between militants and civilians. Family says Israel’s inquiry is ‘wholly inadequate’ The family of the 26-year-old activist said they were “deeply offended by the suggestion that her killing by a trained sniper was in any way unintentional,” reiterating calls to US leaders for an independent investigation into her death. Eygi, who was born in Turkey, was shot while taking part in a weekly protest against an Israeli settlement near the Palestinian village of Beita. All Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law. She was a recent graduate of the University of Washington, and had been volunteering with the same pro-Palestinian activist group as Rachel Corrie, a US citizen killed in 2003 while attempting to stop an Israeli bulldozer from demolishing Palestinian homes in Gaza. Eygi’s family, who have previously blamed Israel for her killing, said the findings of the Israeli inquiry were “wholly inadequate.” “This cannot be misconstrued as anything except a deliberate, targeted and precise attack by the military against an unarmed civilian,” the family said. The ISM also dismissed Israel’s “specious claim” that Eygi was unintentionally hit by IDF fire, describing the slain activist as “one of the hundreds of thousands of martyrs Israel has killed over decades of ethnic cleansing, displacement, and genocide.” “The military’s account of the events is blindly based on the accomplices’ version, which completely contradicts the testimonies of multiple eye witnesses, who the military did not even contact,” the group said in a statement on Tuesday. “All eyewitnesses said immediately following the killing that the scene where Aysenur was killed was completely quiet, and that there could have been no excuse to open fire, let alone directly hitting a woman peacefully standing in an olive grove.” CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Sana Noor Haq and Antoinette Radford contributed reporting.
2,000-Pound Bombs Likely Used in Mawasi Strike The large size of the two craters left in the aftermath of the attack suggest that Israel used the powerful bombs, according to experts and a Large craters at the site of an Israeli strike on Al-Mawasi, an area of the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.Credit...Haitham Imad/EPA, via Shutterstock By Sanjana Varghese Malachy Browne and Lauren Leatherby Sept. 10, 2024 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/world/middleeast/israel-strike-mawasi-bombs.html Large craters and a bomb fragment from an Israeli airstrike on a camp for displaced people early Tuesday provide strong evidence that Israel used 2,000-pound bombs, according to three weapons experts. The United States has previously warned Israel that the powerful munitions can cause excessive civilian casualties in the densely populated Gaza Strip, and suspended exporting U.S.-made 2,000-pound bombs to Israel earlier this year. Israel said it had carried out “precise strikes” aimed at Hamas militants, but has so far declined to say what sort of bombs were used. At least 19 people were killed in the blasts and more than 60 others injured, Gazan authorities said, a toll that appeared likely to rise. Health officials in Gaza do not distinguish between civilians and combatants when reporting casualties. Video filmed after the attack and verified by The New York Times showed two enormous blast craters measuring close to 50 feet wide. Satellite imagery captured on Monday showed no craters at the location, confirming they were new. One of the weapons experts — Chris Cobb-Smith, a former British Army artillery officer and director of Chiron Resources, a security and logistics agency told The Times that the dimensions of the craters were broadly consistent with the use of 2,000-pound munitions. “The dimensions of the crater indicate it’s likely that this strike involved the use of a 2,000-pound aerial dropped bomb by the I.D.F.,” Mr Cobb-Smith said, referring to the Israel Defense Forces. A second expert, Trevor Ball, a former U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal technician, identified a weapons fragment found at the scene as “the tail section of a SPICE-2000 kit,” a precision guidance kit that is used with 2,000-pound bombs. A third expert, Patrick Senft, at the consulting firm Armament Research Services, also said that “one fragment is visually consistent with the tail section of a SPICE 2000 guidance kit, suggesting that at least one 2,000-pound bomb was employed.” He noted that the large craters also indicated the use of a heavyweight bomb. In its campaign in Gaza, Israel has routinely used 2,000-pound bombs, which shatter into razor-sharp fragments that can kill or incapacitate people over several hundred feet. When Washington suspended the export of U.S.-made 2,000-pound bombs in May, officials said their use could lead to wide civilian casualties and were not needed by the Israelis. Biden administration officials said at the time they were especially worried about the damage that could be done by such bombs in a crowded area with many displaced civilians. Mr. Cobb-Smith underscored that concern, saying, “Such bombs have the technological ability to be highly accurate, but I consider the use of a munition in a densely populated area, and one designated as a ‘safe zone’ to be disproportionate.” A car immersed in the sand at the site of the strike in Al-Mawasi.Credit...Mohammed Salem/Reuters The area targeted in Khan Younis was part of a humanitarian zone that Gazans had been instructed to move to. Satellite imagery reviewed by The Times shows that temporary structures, including tents, began to fill the area starting in February and expanded through the year, especially following evacuation orders in the southern city of Rafah in May. Images captured by witnesses and local journalists posted online on Tuesday morning and verified by The New York Times showed a devastating scene as emergency service workers and other residents used shovels and their hands to try to find bodies in and around the craters. Other videos, also verified by The Times show furniture, clothes and other household items strewn around a wide area, and a car almost completely immersed under the sand. What appeared to be greenhouses situated adjacent to the strike were mostly destroyed. In satellite imagery captured about a day before the attack, around a dozen tents and other temporary structures can be seen in the area that was directly hit. They were destroyed in the attack, as were dozens of other tents surrounding the area, which could no longer be seen in photos and videos of the aftermath. The area was previously targeted by Israeli airstrikes, including a similar attack using 2,000-pound bombs in July targeting a top Hamas commander, Mohammed Deif, less than two miles away.
Why wont Hamas just drop their guns How more Gaza citizens do they want killed ...The should know they are going to lose everything in the end
Israel’s war on Gaza live: ‘Unconscionable’ attack on ‘safe’ zone denounced A Palestinian at the site of Israeli strikes on a displacement camp in the al-Mawasi area in southern Gaza on Tuesday [Eyad Baba/AFP] By Urooba Jamal 10 Sep 2024 Israel’s latest deadly attack on an alleged “safe” zone receives a flurry condemnation with bodies still being dug out of the tent city and the death toll expected to rise. Israel’s military says it targeted a Hamas “command centre” but the Palestinian group dubbed the claim a “clear lie”.