EXCLUSIVE itv NEWS REPORTER CAPTURES IDF WAR CRIMES ON CAMERA
January 26, 2024IDF WAR CRIME CAPTURED LIVE
In a recent segment on News at Ten, Julie Etchingham highlighted a disturbing incident in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. As the war continues, assessments and investigations are anticipated to scrutinize the conduct of both sides, Hamas and Israel. The focus of this report is an incident involving a group of unarmed Palestinians carrying a white flag, symbolizing surrender, who came under fire in an area previously declared safe by Israeli troops. The ITV News cameraman captured footage of one member of the group being fatally wounded. The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has dismissed the evidence, claiming unawareness of the incident. However, the footage has raised concerns about a possible war crime.
John Irvine, reporting from Tel Aviv, presented scenes from the edge of the supposed safe area, Al-Mawasi, where Gazans were encouraged to seek refuge. The visuals showed makeshift homes vacated due to the proximity of the war, with billowing smoke indicating a new Israeli offensive in Khan Yunis.
A Palestinian man interviewed expressed the pervasive fear among civilians, emphasizing that nowhere in Gaza feels safe from Israeli military actions.
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English Script:
Julie Etchingham: When the war in Gaza is over, and that still seems a long way off. Assessments will be made, and investigations will begin into how it was conducted by both sides, Hamas and Israel. Whether the rules of war were followed. Tonight, News at Ten has evidence of a group of unarmed Palestinians carrying a white flag coming under fire. and in the area Israeli troops are now trying to capture, having previously declared it a place of safety. One of the group was hit and fatally wounded as our cameraman filmed. The Israel Defense Force has dismissed our evidence. The IDF is not aware of this incident, they told us. But our filming has, however, already raised questions about a possible war crime. What we are about to show is, by its very nature, distressing.
John Irvine: This is the edge of the supposedly safe area called Al-Mawasi, that the Israelis have been encouraging Gazans civilians to flee to. These makeshift homes have been vacated because the war is getting closer. The billowing smoke was evidence of the new Israeli offensive in Khan Yunis that has been forcing more families to evacuate and seek safety elsewhere.
Palestinian man: “No place is safe in Gaza. Everywhere you go, you will find the Israeli army. They shoot us at home, in any building and in the street. Everywhere you are, they will give you a chance, sometimes just for 5 minutes. Sometimes they don’t give you a chance to take your clothes, to take your children, to take your family, and to get out of the building. This is our life in Gaza. It’s very difficult”.
John Irvine: These pictures were filmed by a cameraman working for ITV News in Gaza as he moved forwards towards the combat zone. He noticed this group of men doing their utmost to appear non-threatening, trying to proceed with care. They wanted to reach to all their family members and get them out of harm’s way. The interview complete, our cameraman walked away, and then this happened. The interviewee had been shot and fatally wounded. You can see them place their flag on his chest. As he was carried away, the white flag was turning red. Carry him they’ve killed him, yells this youth. Then suddenly, more gunfire. They scream of a child telling him to find cover.
By this stage, the man’s wife, his widow, has heard what happened. As she rushes to the scene, she meets the party, carrying away the body on a makeshift stretcher. When they’re satisfied, they’re a safe distance away, they stop but the mourning starts. These tragic scenes have been repeated time and time again since this war began. At one point, they tried CPR, but there was no bringing him back. Tis husband and father, yet another innocent Palestinian civilian killed while posing no threat whatsoever. Jon Irvine, News at Ten, Tel Aviv.
Julie Etchingham: Well, the Israel Defense Forces assessment of our filming was that it had, they claimed, clearly been edited in the first instance. Of course, they have a duty to investigate the incident. John’s been taking a look at it and seeking legal opinion on what it shows.
John: Julie, more than 25,000 deaths have been reported in Gaza since the 7th of October. Many civilians, many women and many children. Israel’s critics already say that amounts to a war crime. But now just one more killing, this time beneath a white flag, the international symbol of surrender. Is it enough to reach the same damning judgment? A civil rights lawyer who watched our video says it is compelling evidence.
Micheal Mansfield: This group of five people are unarmed. They didn’t have any weapons of any kind and waving a white flag. They do not present a threat. So to shoot them without warning, just like that, it’s an execution.
Julie Etchingham: We can return now to John Irvine in Tel Aviv tonight. And John, this incident raises more questions, doesn’t it, over how this war is being conducted, especially now with so many deaths?
John Irvine: Yes, Julie, I think this chips away at Israel’s moral authority and makes it more difficult for Israel’s allies to support this campaign. Add to this the fact that yesterday was Israel’s deadliest day inside Gaza. And you’re left with the impression that from the Israeli point of view, this war isn’t going terribly well. That’s perhaps why divisions are opening up within the Israeli war cabinet and between Israel and its most important ally, the United States.
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