A disturbing account emerged Monday night from eastern Gaza as Army Radio reported that reserve soldiers operating in the Yellow Line area of the Shuja'iyya neighborhood witnessed an unusual incident that IDF drones documented Monday afternoon.
Video: The footage showing the Hamas deception
The report said the drone identified suspicious activity when a Hamas tractor started digging a pit in the area. Terrorists then took the body of an Israeli fallen soldier from a nearby structure, put it in the freshly dug pit, and started covering it with dirt. The organization then called the Red Cross to the site and showed them the "retrieval" of the body from the fresh grave.
The footage streamed live to the joint command center in Kiryat Gat and was sent to the Americans. The immediate response was stopping Hamas operatives from entering Israeli-controlled territory. They had entered unarmed and "searched" with the Red Cross and Egyptian officials.
The footage exists but hasn't been released. Soldiers confirmed the entire sequence was fully documented by the IDF drone. The military has not released the material.
Despite Israel's documentary evidence, international pressure on the organization stays limited. Right now, the main sanction is closing the Rafah crossing. Israel has more tools available to increase pressure but doesn't use them at this stage.
The hope is that the field documentation, if and when released, will show the world Hamas' manipulative methods and attempts to distort reality before international actors.
