this man was arrested by the IDF, had explosives and a camera strapped to him and a leash put on him, and forced to walk down tunnels so soldiers could check for Hamas fighters via the camera - and detonate him if they saw any. (Presumably of they saw anyone at all, given their disinterest in making any distinctions.) After they let him go they specifically chose “someone younger” to do the same - a 15 year old boy.
The horror is unimaginable.
Note: this is from eyewitness testimony, via a translator, via Mouin Rabbani. Rabbani notes it has not been further verified. The thread does include commentary regarding what makes this account credible. The Arabic account this is translated from is here.
I just want to reiterate. It’s great that y'all are following Palestinians and indigenous people and reblogging from us and boosting our voices. But the goal isn’t just to be spoonfed information. Educating yourself means you need to pick up a book from the many many reading lists put together for you by Palestinians and read articles from diverse sources. You need to be doing that. Please tell me you are doing that, too, not just reblogging from us and calling it a day.
We try to fact check and be thorough but we get tired too.
