Posted on 10/15/23
| News Source: FOX News
A Gaza resident described Hamas terrorst confiscating car keys and IDs in order to prevent Gazans from heeding Israeli warnings to evacuate toward the South, according to a phone call recording released by Israeli forces.
The Israeli Defence Force revealed the recording Sunday, saying it was a conversation between a Gaza resident and an Israeli intelligence officer.
"In the conversation, the resident tells the officer that Hamas confiscated people's personal belongings including their car keys and IDs to prevent them from heading south for safety as they were instructed by the IDF," Israel wrote in a statement.
"This is further evidence that the Hamas terrorist organization is actively preventing Palestinians from evacuating south in order to protect themselves," it added.
Israeli forces had urged civilians in Gaza to flee the northern region as the IDF prepares for a ground invasion against Hamas. Israel had previously shown Hamas roadblocks, which it said prevented civilians from leaving.
Hamas has long used innocents as human shields, and frequently places its weapon caches and command centers in or around places like hospitals, schools and mosques.