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Israeli invading forces burning Gaza homes to make Strip inhabitable

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  • 1 Feb 2024 10:18
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Israeli media reports that this has become a "common tactic" among Israeli occupation forces participating in the invasion of Gaza.

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  • 'Israel' adopts burning homes tactic in Gaza to make Strip inhabitable
    A picture taken of northern Gaza shows smoke rising and massive destruction of residential areas following a series of Israeli strike on December 10, 2023 (AFP)

Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the Israeli military deliberately burned hundreds of homes in the Gaza Strip, along with all their belongings, with officers from the Israeli occupation forces confirming that house burning has become a "common tactic" to destroy residences and buildings.

According to the newspaper, officers involved in leading the Israeli war on Gaza stated that the house burnings were carried out on orders issued by field commanders.

Three officers commanding the ground offensive confirmed that the practice had become standard procedure during their operations, and in some cases, soldiers burned houses where they were based while conducting their operations.

In one instance, a unit within the Israeli military was about to conclude its operations in a combat zone when one of the unit's leaders instructed the soldiers, "Take your belongings out of the house and prepare it for burning."

The report also pointed out that soldiers shared accounts of home burnings, and in one case, before departing from a house, they left a message for their colleagues who would come after them, stating, "We didn't burn the house until you can enjoy it; when you leave, you know what to do."

Israeli top officials have repeatedly publicly declared plans to establish settlements in Gaza after forcibly expelling all its residents.

Israeli N12 broadcaster revealed that "Israel" has demolished about 1,100 to establish a buffer zone inside Gaza.

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Among the prominent public buildings intentionally burned or destroyed by the Israeli occupation forces were the University of Palestine, Khalifa School under the UNRWA, Al-Azhar University, complete residential neighborhoods in the north, central, and south of the Gaza Strip, in addition to hundreds of archaeological and heritage sites in the region.

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