Israel Massacred 274 Palestinians To Retrieve Four Hostages It Could Have Freed From Ceasefire Deals It Rejected
Members of the Israeli army disguised themselves as humanitarian relief workers and entered the Nuseirat refugee camp on a fake humanitarian aid truck on May 8 as part of its “rescue” operation, according to exclusive footage obtained by Al Jazeera
In one of its worst attacks, Israeli forces massacred more than 274 Palestinians and injured at least 698 others in a refugee camp in Gaza in order to retrieve four hostages it could have freed through the multiple ceasefire deals it rejected since Oct. 7.
Members of the Israeli army disguised themselves as humanitarian relief workers and entered the Nuseirat refugee camp on a fake humanitarian aid truck on Saturday, May 8, as part of its “rescue” operation, according to exclusive footage obtained by Al Jazeera
The Israeli military attacked the camp via air, land and sea for over two hours, killing 274 Palestinians, including 64 children and 57 women, and leaving the bodies of Palestinians, including children, scattered in pieces in order to return four hostages.
At least 698 Palestinians were injured in the bloodbath, with the injured being moved to Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which became overwhelmed.
Photos showed bloody patients, including children, in the corridors of the hospital.
The hospital, one of the only functioning in Gaza, currently operates with one power generator and could go out of service while dozens of injured people are still on the streets, according to health officials in Gaza.
The US supported Israel in the operation, a US official told Axios, while the New York Times reported that the US provided “intelligence and other logistical support”.
Reports also indicated that the Israeli military had used the pier by the US to deliver humanitarian aid as part of its slaughter, with videos showing an Israeli helicopter taking off from the beach with the US pier in the background.
However, US officials denied to CBS News that the pier was used in the operation.
The Israeli military named the four hostages as Noa Argamani, 26, Almog Meir Jan, 22, Andrey Kozlov, 27 and Shlomi Ziv, 41 who had been taken from the Nova music festival during the attack by Palestinian group Hamas led in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
The four were in “good medical condition” and were taken to a hospital for medical checks following the Israeli military operation.
Hamas officials said that other captives had been killed during Israel’s operation.
Israel has repeatedly rejected multiple ceasefire deals in the past eight months that would have freed the hostages and instead chose to continue committing massacre after massacre in Gaza.
Just two days before the Nuseirat camp massacre, Israeli forces attacked a UN school also in Nuseirat on June 6, killing at least 45 Palestinians.
The Israeli military said in a statement that its forces were continuing operations east of Al-Bureij and Deir al-Balah, leaving nowhere “safe” for Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians, including 15,000 children, since Oct. 7.
It has retrieved seven hostages, while a ceasefire deal in November led to 105 hostages being released.
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