Shocka: Hamas tried to hijack ambulances during war
Psycho-Humbug: Pali kidz traumatized, will hate Jooozzz for war, UN wankers say…
Is he one of the ‘children’ or is he one of the ‘innocent civilians?’
Thanks to Carl in Jerusalem
Monday morning’s Sydney Morning Herald is reporting based on interviews with Gaza ambulance drivers that Hamas attempted to hijack Red Crescent ambulances during Operation Cast Lead. I’m sure you’re all shocked / link to SMH
Mohammed Shriteh, 30, is an ambulance driver registered with and trained by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
His first day of work in the al-Quds neighbourhood was January 1, the sixth day of the war. “Mostly the war was not as fast or as chaotic as I expected,” Mr Shriteh told the Herald. “We would co-ordinate with the Israelis before we pick up patients, because they have all our names, and our IDs, so they would not shoot at us.”
Mr Shriteh said the more immediate threat was from Hamas, who would lure the ambulances into the heart of a battle to transport fighters to safety.
“After the first week, at night time, there was a call for a house in Jabaliya. I got to the house and there was lots of shooting and explosions all around,” he said.
Because of the urgency of the call, Mr Shriteh said there was no time to arrange his movements with the IDF.
“I knew the Israelis were watching me because I could see the red laser beam in the ambulance and on me, on my body,” he said.
Getting out of the ambulance and entering the house, he saw there were three Hamas fighters taking cover inside. One half of the building had already been destroyed.
“They were very scared, and very nervous … They dropped their weapons and ordered me to get them out, to put them in the ambulance and take them away. I refused, because if the IDF sees me doing this I am finished, I cannot pick up any more wounded people.
“And then one of the fighters picked up a gun and held it to my head, to force me. I still refused, and then they allowed me to leave.”
Mr Shriteh says Hamas made several attempts to hijack the al-Quds Hospital’s fleet of ambulances during the war.
“You hear when they are coming. People ring to tell you. So we had to get in all the ambulances and make the illusion of an emergency and only come back when they had gone.”
I wonder whether Mr. Shriteh has been arrested as a ‘collaborator’ yet.
Oh, and those crickets you hear chirping in the background? They’re telling you that it doesn’t matter: Only the Israelis will be charged with ‘war crimes.’
Hopenchange anyone?
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HAMAS STILL BEING HAMAS
Tim Blair
The SMH’s Jason Koutsoukis reports from Gaza:
Palestinian civilians living in Gaza during the three-week war with Israel have spoken of the challenge of being caught between Hamas and Israeli soldiers as the radical Islamic movement that controls the Gaza strip attempted to hijack ambulances …
[An ambulance driver] says Hamas made several attempts to hijack the al-Quds Hospital’s fleet of ambulances during the war.
“You hear when they are coming. People ring to tell you. So we had to get in all the ambulances and make the illusion of an emergency and only come back when they had gone.”
Let’s hope the SMH used a false name for that driver (and others named in the article) because Hamas is currently in systematic revenge mode. No, wait; surely they’re currently rebuilding shattered schools and so on, to improve the lives of Gaza residents:
It was Friday, the Muslim day of rest, but Gaza’s border with Egypt was a hive of activity. Men scraped sandy soil out of holes that had served as tunnels for smuggling, and were one of the main targets of Israel’s war in Gaza.
Gotta have priorities.
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What utter gutless,worthless cowards these vermin are. Its too bad Israel didn’t grind their bones into dust and free the world of their odious existence.
this is standard muslim behaviour – why are people surprised???????
If the palestinians had any brains they’d wipe out Hamas (and all the other terror groups) once and for all. Until then, bombs away!