In a coordinated effort led by the IDF and Civil Administration under the direction of Israel's National Security Council, 70 Palestinian orphans from the Gaza Strip were 'rescued' and evacuated to Bethlehem in the West Bank. This operation, carried out at the request of Germany, aimed to transfer the children to the SOS Children's Village orphanage funded by the German government. However, the operation sparked controversy within the Israeli government, with members expressing anger over the move, viewing it as a display of weakness. Additionally, the evacuation faced direct opposition from Israeli settlers who attacked the buses transporting the orphans, with reports of settlers attempting to block the vehicles and one yelling 'a bus full of terrorists.' The operation also took place without the formal approval of Israel's cabinet.
Israeli settlers were seen trying to attack and block buses carrying Palestinian orphan children from Gaza. One settler was heard yelling “a bus full of terrorists.” The transfer was made following a request by Germany, which funds the SOS Children’s Village orphanage in Rafah.… https://t.co/1OTuH655ON
Germany's Foreign Office has helped to evacuate 68 children from the south Gaza city of Rafah to Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. https://t.co/k304cBn1in
"Buses of terrorists, shame on you." Words of a settler Yesterday night, after she attacked buses that were transporting Palestinian orphan children from Gaza to an orphanage center in Bethlehem in the West Bank, after the request and pressure of the German embassy in Tel Aviv. https://t.co/QbhGgN52I1
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Media coverage | According to Israeli media reports, Israeli forces have acknowledged abducting numerous bodies of Palestinians during a raid on Nasser Hospital in central Gaza. These bodies were later returned to Gaza for burial in mass graves located in Rafah. https://t.co/noCEVXqUUV
Media coverage | Israeli media reports that Israeli forces, in conjunction with the Civil Administration and under the direction of Israel's National Security Council, have "rescued" 70 Gaza orphans from Gaza to Bethlehem city in the West Bank. This sheds light on previous… https://t.co/2ybdbm7S05
IDF said to transport Gazan orphans to West Bank via Israel without cabinet’s OK https://t.co/akqX9IkzIA
Israeli government members are furious after 70 Palestinian orphans were transferred from Gaza to the West Bank at the request of Germany They say it’s a display of weakness https://t.co/rMgyaH2ZCn
The IDF and Civil Administration, under the direction of Israel's National Security Council, conducted an operation to rescue more than 70 Gaza orphans from the Gaza Strip and bring them to Bethlehem in the West Bank, according to a report. https://t.co/SSQYNqNEgt
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