‘They curse Hamas’ – Gaza residents report Hamas attacks them as they try to evacuate Jabaliya

As Israeli Defense Forces continue operations in the Jabaliya area in northern Gaza, some residents have reported that Hamas is attacking them to prevent their evacuation.

The IDF has been guarding humanitarian corridors leaving Jabaliya, allowing thousands of residents to evacuate, as the IDF requested, as it attempts to destroy the remaining Hamas elements in the area. 

Dozens of Hamas terrorists have been detained during the evacuations, however, several civilians approached the IDF for medical treatment, claiming they were injured by Hamas terrorists who tried to stop them from evacuating.

In a recent interview with N12 News, Corporal Shai Gilboa, a paramedic in the 9th Battalion, discussed her experiences after an image of her treating an elderly woman from Jabaliya with a gunshot wound sparked online controversy. 

פרמדיקית מגדוד 9, צק"ח גבעתי, מטפלת בפלסטינית מבוגרת בג'באליה.@amit_segal pic.twitter.com/1vxI2Ke96F

— החדשות - N12 (@N12News) October 21, 2024

Gilboa said some of the residents will “curse Hamas in front of us. They show us that not only are they not afraid of us, they are for us.” 

She said her battalion was conducting an operation “to exert as much military pressure as possible on Hamas terrorists, who held the civilian population in the area and did not allow them to evacuate to a safe area.” 

During the operation, Hamas terrorists opened fire on civilians trying to evacuate injuring several, she said. 

“The wounded came to us, and we gave them treatment in the field, which mainly consisted of stopping the bleeding. We referred them for further treatment by local medical forces in Gaza.” 

She noted that the purpose of the current operation is “to fight and subdue the terrorists and also evacuate the population and leave only the terrorists, who are our target.” 

IDF Arabic Spokesman Avichay Adraee recently published a video on 𝕏 that showed civilians evacuating from Jabaliya through humanitarian corridors which supports these claims. 

In the video, one resident described how Hamas terrorists beat them to prevent them from leaving Jabaliya, adding, "We don't want Hamas, Hamas is killing us.” Another Jabaliya resident cursed Hamas: "God burn Hamas, they killed us." 

#خاص سكان جباليا الذين انتقلوا منها يكسرون حاجز الخوف من بطش حماس. السكان يتحدثون مع جنودنا ويصفون كيف انهارت الوحوش البشرية الحمساوية عليهم بالضرب لمنعهم من الخروج من جباليا.

حماس منهارة وتحاول ترهيب سكان القطاع الذين يعرفون حقيقتها ويكرهونها.

إنهم قتلة الانسان ومصيرهم فقط… pic.twitter.com/xBwxXDQeyj

— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) October 23, 2024

Another was seen saying, "Hamas is the one who did it and it is the one that destroyed Gaza. They told us that whoever wants to leave his house, we will kill him. Hamas must be executed, the whole nation does not want Hamas." 

Earlier this month, the IDF published a recorded phone conversation between a civilian in Gaza and a soldier from Unit 504, which handles human intelligence for the military. 

The resident accused Hamas of beating people who attempted to obey the IDF's evacuation orders.

“The problem is that we listen to the army’s instructions and want to leave to the Muwasi [humanitarian zone], but there are people who come out against us and start hitting us with sticks.”