Hamas Terrorists Continue to Prevent Civilian Evacuation in Gaza
The Hamas terrorist organization continues to use the residents of the Gaza Strip as human shields, preventing their evacuation to southern Gaza
Over the past few days, soldiers and officers from Unit 504 of the IDF’s Intelligence Directorate (J2) have notified residents in the northern Gaza Strip of the need to evacuate to the south for their safety. The Hamas terrorist organization continues to use the civilians of Gaza as human shields and is not allowing them to evacuate to the south. As we have seen in the past, they use a variety of methods including roadblocks.
The full video is available below. Another example of Hamas preventing civilian evacuation is available here.
Transcript
Recording Transcript
Gazan Civilian: Hello?
IDF Officer : Muhammad?
Gazan Civilian: Yes?
IDF Officer: How are you?
Gazan Civilian: Yes.
IDF Officer: This is an IDF officer speaking. In order to ensure your personal safety, I am asking you to urgently go toward Khan Yunis.
Gazan Civilian: Where?
IDF Officer: In the direction of Khan Yunis, urgently. I do not want you to put yourself at risk, which is why I am telling you to go toward Khan Yunis.
Gazan Civilian: All the roads are blocked.
IDF Officer: Your current location is unsafe. You need...where is the road blocked? Who blocked the roads? Hamas?
Gazan Civilian: Yes.
IDF Officer: What?
Gazan Civilian: Yes...correct.
IDF Officer: Where did they block the road?
Gazan Civilian: On the Salah al-Din route.
IDF Officer: Salah al-Din?
Gazan Civilian: Yes.
IDF Officer: How did they block the road?
Gazan Civilian: They are simply sending everyone back home.
IDF Officer: Are they placing cars there? The police or...
Gazan Civilian: Yes, yes.
IDF Officer: How exactly? Explain it to me. Please, did you see this with your own eyes?
Gazan Civilian: In a car...people go there and they are simply sent back to their homes.
IDF Officer: How did they block the route? Explain to me.
Gazan Civilian: They are shooting at people.
IDF Officer: What are they shooting? Are they shooting at people trying to leave?
Gazan Civilian: Yes, yes, yes.
Gazan Civilian: Hello?
IDF Officer : Muhammad?
Gazan Civilian: Yes?
IDF Officer: How are you?
Gazan Civilian: Yes.
IDF Officer: This is an IDF officer speaking. In order to ensure your personal safety, I am asking you to urgently go toward Khan Yunis.
Gazan Civilian: Where?
IDF Officer: In the direction of Khan Yunis, urgently. I do not want you to put yourself at risk, which is why I am telling you to go toward Khan Yunis.
Gazan Civilian: All the roads are blocked.
IDF Officer: Your current location is unsafe. You need...where is the road blocked? Who blocked the roads? Hamas?
Gazan Civilian: Yes.
IDF Officer: What?
Gazan Civilian: Yes...correct.
IDF Officer: Where did they block the road?
Gazan Civilian: On the Salah al-Din route.
IDF Officer: Salah al-Din?
Gazan Civilian: Yes.
IDF Officer: How did they block the road?
Gazan Civilian: They are simply sending everyone back home.
IDF Officer: Are they placing cars there? The police or...
Gazan Civilian: Yes, yes.
IDF Officer: How exactly? Explain it to me. Please, did you see this with your own eyes?
Gazan Civilian: In a car...people go there and they are simply sent back to their homes.
IDF Officer: How did they block the route? Explain to me.
Gazan Civilian: They are shooting at people.
IDF Officer: What are they shooting? Are they shooting at people trying to leave?
Gazan Civilian: Yes, yes, yes.