It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-27/ty-article-magazine/.premium/idf-soldiers-ordered-to-shoot-deliberately-at-unarmed-gazans-waiting-for-humanitarian-aid/00000197-ad8e-de01-a39f-ffbe33780000

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 soldiers reveal that commanders ordered troops to shoot at crowds to drive them away or disperse them, even though it was clear they posed no threat.
One soldier described the situation as a total breakdown of the Israel Defense Forces' ethical codes in Gaza.

According to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza, 549 people have been killed near aid centers and in areas where residents were waiting for UN food trucks since May 27. Over 4,000 have been wounded, but the exact number of those killed or injured by IDF fire remains unclear.

[Mosby]

1. Another article about the situation.

There is visual evidence of Hamas shooting and killing people waiting for aid, which is why various clans are now armed and protecting people.

The Haaretz article is entirely based on anonymous soldiers reports.

IDF strongly rejects damning Haaretz report claiming military targets civilians at aid sites
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-859245

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2. The soldiers are

probably afraid of retaliation, that is why they are anonymous. I have no doubt that Hamas has a hand in the whole situation, but the Israeli government, and the IDF need to take every step possible to minimize civilian casualties. Of course the IDF will reject the Haaretz report, they would be idiots to admit it.
The Haaretz report also points out that it is the commanders on the ground that are ordering the shootings. The IDF instead of outright denying it happened, should say that they are going to investigate the situation, along with an international non-partisan group to show that they are not hiding anything.