Shalom Shitrit - an IDF soldier who was on duty on 7 October 2023 - has made a damning testimony to the Knesset
  • qaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    661·
    1 day ago

    Be aware that the claim that they let this happen on purpose in this article is mainly based on the fact that patrols were cancelled.

    According to The Dissident, Shitrit said during his testimony that at 5.20am on 7 October:

    We were playing on the phone and suddenly a strange message came up from my deputy commander, … and what he says on the radio is something like this: ‘I don’t know why, but an order was given that there would be no patrols in the (Gaza) fence until 9am

    And sure enough, an hour later, at 6.30am, suddenly sirens.

    I don’t feel this is as conclusive as they present it to be.

    • JakenVeina@midwest.socialEnglish
      341·
      19 hours ago

      If they normally do these patrols EVERY morning, as the testimony claims, ot’s EXTREMELY suspicious, and the evidence to counter it needs to be equally-extremely convincing.

    • Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      22 hours ago

      It certainly isn’t conclusive. But I’d say it warrants further investigation. Something that is unlikely to happen.

      • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.caEnglish
        91·
        22 hours ago

        And ultimately doesn’t matter, nothing would change even if it came out Hamas doesn’t exist and it’s just a play by the IDF

        • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.caEnglish
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          13 hours ago

          I wouldn’t be surprised if “Hamas doesn’t exist” is the next conspiracy theory that gets promoted here.