Both Hamas' Telegram channel and its Al Qassam Brigades webpage are filled with reports of killing and injuring IDF soldiers since the ground operation Gideon's Chariots started. However, they appear to be lying.
On Sunday, the
Qassam page said that in the previous 10 days:
A May 20,atack on IDF forces in a house east of Al-Qarara, Khan Younis, involving explosives, a tunnel shaft detonation, and direct clashes. They claim to have collapsed a house on top of several soldiers, killing some.
A May 16 attack on three Israeli military vehicles in the Al-Atatra area of Beit Lahia using “Shoaz” and “Tandem” explosives, followed by clashes.
A clash in Al-Shujaiya, east of Gaza City, where two Israeli soldiers were reportedly killed or injured, perhaps May 24.
However, the IDF maintains a page of casualties, and based on the archive and news reports, I see a friendly fire incident that
killed one soldier around May 19, and before that no incidents since a tragic
May 10 IED incident that killed four IDF soldiers, whose photos show that the idea that Israelis are "white supremacists" is yet another lie.
The Hamas lies are reported uncritically by Al Jazeera.
The relatively few casualties since Gideon's Chariots began show that the IDF has been excellent in improving its tactics to minimize soldier deaths as the war goes on. One would be expecting to see an increase in deaths in recent weeks, and that hasn't happened.
Meanwhile, Hamas media has been increasing its begging for funds. This is
from today:The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Fight the polytheists with your wealth, your lives, and your tongues.
And whoever is unable to fight with his own self, let him fight with his wealth and his tongue.”🩵
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Not coincidentally, the payment methods coincide with recent Hamas' asking for money for a Gaza "charity" front for their operations.
This aligns with
reports that Israel's blocking of aid have causes a severe financial crisis for Hamas, which also incidentally indicates that Hamas indeed used humanitarian aid to fund its operations. It is no surprise that Hamas is issuing statements condemning the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and reportedly
threatening any NGOs that cooperate with it, since the GHF is designed to avoid allowing Hamas to hijack aid.