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IDF Reservist: Two Friends Died Trying "To Do Their Mission Without Harming Civilians"


(Jerusalem Post) Anna Ahronheim - Several IDF reservists flew into Geneva last week to share their stories on human rights violations by Hamas and other terror groups. Sgt. (res.) Avihai Shorshan said, "Two of my friends died in the [2014 Gaza] war. Both of them died because they tried to do their mission without harming civilians." "In one of the missions in the outskirts of Shejaia...a 10-year-old boy in a suicide bomber's belt was sent our way. In defiance of orders and the command to shoot to kill, the team member guarding the door at the time decided not to open fire, ducked behind some cover and instead instructed the boy to undress and remove the explosive belt." "We detained the child and after an investigation in Israel he was released, healthy and well....The investigation revealed that his brother, a senior member of Hamas, bribed the kid with 10 shekels (about $2.50) to blow himself up on us."
2019-03-28 00:00:00
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