IDF reservist refutes intl. claims of intentional starvation

People come to cars, motorcycles or horses. They carry sacks. No line. No control. This is a confluence. They push, stab, throw sand at each other. “

In the silent outdoor sources of Tel Aviv, a active soldier (IDF), which will be called “Y ,, will be among the tours after completing more than 300 days of service October 7.

In a special interview Media lineHe describes what he saw during one of the most controversial events of the war and challenges the headlines that Israeli troops claim to have opened fire on hunger hunger.

Another IDF substitute at the scene is also Media line and confirmed the “Y” account of the incident, including the order of the crowd and the nature of the crowd approaching the distribution zone.

Access to Gaza was limited and the foreign press could not enter the region to correct the story correctly. Since the soldier gave this account, Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in Regions (Cogat) On Thursday, he challenged the widespread hunger claim in Gaza and accepted that there is no famine in the Gaza Strip ”in Gaza, and in Gaza, some“ pockets ”have access to food.

Photographs, the Gaza Strip standing outside the 1,000 humanitarian trucks wandered on social media. While the UN claims to prevent the distribution of Israel’s bureaucracy, Cogat from Col. Abdullah Halabi said to Yahoo News: “The province of Israel allows humanitarian aid to enter without restriction. In the international community, we will allow them to bring them as long as we endeavor to bring help.”

IDF announced on Thursday that he would renew the aid atmosphere to the Gaza Strip in response to the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The effort will be coordinated by Cogat and Israeli Air Force and will include seven aid palettes with flour, sugar and canned food provided by international organizations. In addition, IDF said it would facilitate the movement of aid trucks in Gaza.

Although the IDF admits that mistakes occur in the middle of the war and that serious events are subject to an internal examination, it emphasizes that they witnessed only during the deployment of the “Y” account. Orum I’m not saying that everything is always right – we are people and people make mistakes, or he says. “But I didn’t see where I am, what the news claimed. I saw something very different.”

The last deployment of the soldier did not fight him with enemy terrorists, but he protected one of the most controversial glare points of the war: a humanitarian corridor aiming to provide help to civilians in Gaza.

‘He was trained to fight terrorists, not to rule the rebellions’

“This was the worst thing I’ve ever done,” he says, “Y.” “It was disgusting. You see people fighting with food. Chewing, sand throwing, playing. Chaos. We were not trained for this. Infantry. We need to fight terrorists, we need to rule the rebellions.”

“Y”, appointed to a corridor, one of the three safe distribution areas in Southern Gaza, was part of Israel’s effort to leave Hamas in the lane without strengthening Hamas. The system was coordinated with the US aid officials and was suppressed to weaken Hamas’s control over food distribution and to accept the group cease -fire and release hostages respectively.

“Strategically made sense,” he explains. “Eliminate their understanding of help, make life easier for civilians and insulating Hamas. But it turned into chaos on the ground.”

According to “Y ,, thousands of civilians flow every day. “Surrounded by Kum Berm and prickly wires, people are in the size of a football field. People come to cars, motorcycles or horses.

The most shocking thing to “Y ı was how fast the human operation turned into irregularity. “The site had to be a minimum friction. Instead, it became a magnet for chaos. People beat each other, pushed children aside, filled with sugar and rice, then the gangs jumped out while waiting to rob them.”

A few times, he says that those who try to help booty will be hidden among the crowd, and then try to violate the sand barriers in groups. “They got it. It wasn’t spontaneously almost before or just before the drones passed.”

The danger is not finished in the compound. Outside, “Y, Ham says Hamas terrorists and criminal gangs waited to rob those who managed to secure food. “They buy and sell it from civilians. We arrested people while doing. Some of them are Hamas. Some are only opportunists. But organized. Hamas keeps people dependent on this.”

He directly rejects hunger reports in Gaza. Yok There is no one who does not collapse. This is a blood slander. If there is malnutrition in Gaza, Hamas wants it.

It rarely heard in the international press. “Saudi Arabia bombed Houthis for 10 years and sent 5,000 trucks aid, but there was no global anger. Israel has bombed Hamas for 21 months and sent more than 23,000 aid trucks to Gaza, but somehow accused of starving.”

In the meantime, Israel’s security organization argues that humanitarian aid does not restrict the flow of Gaza. Since May 19, the government has reported that approximately 4,500 aid trucks have entered through two channels on the lane: distribution centers operated by the US providing weekly food packages, and non -coordinated flour, baby food and components for furnaces and common kitchens.

Authorities, 50% of the aid passes through each channel and more than 1.5 million food packages and 2,500 tons of baby food reached the civilian reported. However, as of this week, the content of approximately 950 trucks was not collected on the Ghazan side of the passages and accused Israel UN agencies for delays in distribution.

This disappointment, international headlines, Israeli troops reported that they opened fire on civilians waiting for food. He says that “Y” is there and that nothing about the world is like a broadcast that morning.

According to his account, the incident started the night before. On July 19, around 10 o’clock, eight to ten aid trucks came to the region. Delivery was the standard procedure to prepare for the morning distribution. But soon after a crowd began to approach.

“They didn’t have to be there. They closed. They saw the trucks and came to loot, or he says. “We made warning shots. Nobody hurt. They left for now.”

The ORDU had published its opening hours in Palestinian Facebook groups. The drones returned because of the hill broadcasting in Arabic: “The site will not approach at 9 am.” “Y” says the instructions are open, fixed and open to the public.

Around 2 am, a small team was sent to a forward position one kilometer away from the corridor at the junction of several earth roads. Their roles were to prevent any suspicious movement before reaching the aid zone.

About 4:30, four ghazals appeared. The sounds echoed in the dark. Then the cheers of “Allahu Akbar” came.

“That’s when it became evident; it wasn’t just a spontaneous crowd, or he says. “Coordinated.”

Four gazanians came after a building. A ten -meter warning shot was fired in front of them. They continued to run. “Then there were four faces. Then a thousand. All adult men. No women. No children. Only men run towards us.”

The soldiers surrounded them on three sides, they had food trucks behind them. “We heard Kalashnikov’s fire behind the crowd. We didn’t see who fired, but we heard it clearly, or he says.

As the mass approached within 100 meters, a standing order was given: defend the position. “Nothing has stopped them, not drones, not megaphones, but not flash bombs or warning shootings. We finally fired. There was no other option.”

“Hamas had two goals, or he says. “Play foods and provoke a tragedy to the film.” According to “Y ,, the same group tried to storm the same group at 22:00 and again at 2 o’clock.

“Y” describes intense restrictions on Israeli troops protecting the corridor. “We were not allowed to interact unless life was threatening. Hamas exploited it in this way. They knew we had borders. They sent the crowd to the forefront as a shield. And when things exploded, the cameras were already rolling.”

He says moral complexity is unbearable. “We had to make a choice between protecting the mission and being killed in a loft. And then we are called war criminals.”

What makes him the most is how quickly the story is rewritten. “In the afternoon, the titles were saying that we were hitting the civilians of hunger. This was not what happened. It wasn’t a line for food. It was a violent attempt to overcome the corridor.”

Telegram channels later published the names of the dead. “All adult men. No women. No children.”

The soldiers held their positions more than thirty minutes. At one point, he actively defended a small force attachment. “If it was broken, we would be invaded. There was no alternative.”

He asked how he was watching the international scope and “Y” did not hesitate. “People want to believe in lies. It helps to justify their hatred. But it only harm the Palestinians. Because this propaganda is believed to be Hamas strengthens.”

“Y” was convinced that the whole event was staged. “They wanted a blood bath. Something to be sold to the media. And they understood.”

The United Nations in the Near East and the proposal to restore the distribution control for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), and the answer is: “Unwa Hamas. There is no difference between them. Giving them back control is directly to the terrorists.”

According to him, there is only one way to finish the current cycle. “Armistice and hostage return, or he says. But this, “It can’t mean to be withdrawn. There must be a buffer zone. We can’t allow someone else October 7. “

“Y” does not expect the titles to change. “Lies will continue. The world will continue to blame us. But we will continue to do the job, because we have to do it.”

Then he adds the following without raising his voice:

“They weren’t hungry. They were coming to the trucks.”

Meanwhile, the Foreign Press Association made a statement that expressed his concerns about the humanitarian crisis, including hunger reports in Gaza and calling Israel to allow the flow. humanitarian aid Gaza Strip.