IDF Reveals Gaza Footballers Were Hamas and Islamic Jihad Militants Killed in War
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
The IDF revealed that Palestinian football figures killed in the war were actually Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants, countering claims they were innocent athletes.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- IDF exposed Palestinian footballers as Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants killed in the war.
- The disclosure counters international claims that the IDF targeted innocent athletes.
- Killed militants include Muhammad Barkat and Mahmoud Al-Rifi, involved in October 7 infiltrations.
- Muhammad Khatab, a FIFA referee, was also identified as an Islamic Jihad militant.
- The IDF said this is part of efforts to prevent militants from being portrayed as civilians.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) disclosed that several Palestinian football players, referees, and coaches presented internationally as innocent athletes were in fact militants affiliated with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. These individuals were killed during the ongoing conflict. This revelation comes amid an international campaign accusing the IDF of deliberately targeting football players. Among those killed were Muhammad Barkat, who infiltrated Israel on October 7; Mahmoud Al-Rifi, a Hamas air unit platoon commander; Muhammad Mansour, deputy commander of a battalion that also infiltrated on October 7; and Muhammad Khatab, a FIFA international referee who was an Islamic Jihad militant. The IDF emphasized that this disclosure is part of an effort to counter attempts to portray these militants as innocent civilians.
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