Israel drops leaflets with cigarettes in Gaza as reward for information
An Israeli quadcopter has dropped leaflets over the tents of displaced people in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, footage shared on social media shows. The leaflets, which had single cigarettes attached, said people who call a number with information about fighters in Gaza would receive more tobacco.
The leaflets read: “Hamas is burning Gaza” and “Smoking is dangerous, but Hamas is even more so. Want more? Give us a call.”
"Do you want cigarettes or leaders?"
Israeli occupation drones dropped leaflets over the tents of displaced Palestinians in the Al-Mawasi area, demanding information about the resistance in Gaza and attempting to blackmail them with cigarettes attached to the leaflets. pic.twitter.com/LEICrbakpA
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 11, 2024
Five people killed in Gaza by Israeli bombardments
Five Palestinians have been killed in bombardments on the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Nuseirat refugee camp and Rafah, the Wafa news agency reports.
The report, citing local sources, said Israeli jets bombed a house in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City, which killed a Palestinian and wounded others. It added that warplanes also targeted a house belonging to the Hamdan family west of the Nuseirat camp, which killed two people.
Ambulance and rescue crews said they recovered the bodies of two more people from the Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood, west of Rafah city, after Israeli shelling of a building.
Palestinians forced to be on the move again in southern Gaza
Palestinians have been on the move, especially after the Israeli forces issued new evacuation orders for Khan Younis. Some of them slept on the footpaths without any tents, shelter, food, drinking water or toilet facilities.
Some of them told us that this is the 10th time they have been displaced from Khan Younis. Those Palestinians don’t know where to go because wherever they go they still get targeted.
The Israeli military ordered them to go to the western parts of Khan Younis, but those areas, including al-Mawasi, have also been repeatedly targeted.
According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), at least 75,000 displaced Palestinians evacuated the southern and western parts of Khan Younis in the past few days.
‘We are all tired,’ says Palestinian girl after Gaza school massacre
Mohammed Mustafa, Palestine’s PM, has shared this video of a girl making a plea to the international community from the Gaza Strip.
After the Israeli air strikes on the school in Gaza City that killed more than 100 Palestinians, the girl says children are worn out.
“It’s not just me, we are all tired. All the children, all the youth have grown weary. Enough, enough,” she said. “We are fed up, oh world, we are fed up.”
