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The "'''Israel" Defense Forces''' ('''IDF'''), also known as the '''"Israel" Occupation Forces''' ('''IOF'''), is a [[Settler colonialism|settler-colonial]] terrorist organization. Along with its predecessor, the [[Haganah]], it is responsible for the ongoing [[Colonialism|colonization]] and [[Palestinian genocide|genocide of Palestinians]]. Military service is mandatory in the [[State of Israel|Zionist Entity]], and people who refuse to join the IDF may spend months in prison.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Lee Camp|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=The One Thing the Israeli Military Is Terrified of|date=2022-09-28|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-military-terrified-of-conscientious-objectors/282062/|retrieved=2022-10-01}}</ref> The IDF's current Chief of Staff is [[Herzi Halevi]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Miko Peled|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Despite What Media Claim, New IDF Chief of Staff Is a Particularly Gruesome War Criminal|date=2022-09-20|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/new-idf-chief-herzi-halevi-particularly-gruesome-war-criminal/281965/}}</ref>
The "'''Israel" Defense Forces''' ('''IDF'''), also known as the '''"Israel" Occupation Forces''' ('''IOF'''), is a [[Settler colonialism|settler-colonial]] terrorist organization. Along with its predecessor, the [[Haganah]], it is responsible for the ongoing [[Colonialism|colonization]] and [[Palestinian genocide|genocide of Palestinians]]. Military service is mandatory in the [[State of Israel|Zionist Entity]], and people who refuse to join the IOF may spend months in prison.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Lee Camp|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=The One Thing the Israeli Military Is Terrified of|date=2022-09-28|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-military-terrified-of-conscientious-objectors/282062/|retrieved=2022-10-01}}</ref> The IOF's current Chief of Staff is [[Herzi Halevi]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Miko Peled|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Despite What Media Claim, New IDF Chief of Staff Is a Particularly Gruesome War Criminal|date=2022-09-20|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/new-idf-chief-herzi-halevi-particularly-gruesome-war-criminal/281965/}}</ref>


== War crimes ==
== War crimes ==
In 2008, the IDF killed close to 1,500 unarmed civilians in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] during Operation Cast Lead. During an assault on Gaza in 2019, the IDF killed more than twenty people, including several children.<ref name=":0" />
In 2008, the IOF killed close to 1,500 unarmed civilians in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] during Operation Cast Lead. During an assault on Gaza in 2019, the IOF killed more than twenty people, including several children.<ref name=":0" />
 
Over 30084 Palestinians have been martyred – including 10000 children, 7000 women, 326 medical staff and 112 journalists – by the IOF since the launch of [[Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Palestinian Information Centre|title=Gaza Government Media calls on the World to Intervene to stop the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza|date=2024-01-08|url=https://palinfo.com/news/2024/01/08/871113/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228010707/https://palinfo.com/news/2024/01/08/871113/|archive-date=2024-02-28|retrieved=2024-03-02|quote=قال المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي في غزة، اليوم الإثنين، إنّه ومع مرور (94) يوماً على حرب الإبادة الجماعية، فقد ارتكب خلالها جيش الاحتلال (1,932) مجزرة، راح ضحيتها (30,084) شهيداً ومفقوداً، بينهم (23,084) شهيداً ممن وصلوا إلى المستشفيات، منهم (10,000) شهيد من الأطفال، و(7,000) شهيدة من النساء، و(326) شهداء من الطواقم الطبية، و(45) شهيداً من الدفاع المدني، و(112) شهداء من الصحفيين، مناشدًا العالم التدخل لوقف العدوان وفتح المعابر لإدخال المساعدات الطبية والغذائية وتوفير الوحدات السكنية لأهل غزة.}}</ref> After the IDF withdrew from Gaza on April 7, 2024,<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Israel ‘pulls out troops’ from southern Gaza as attacks enter seventh month|date=2024-04-07|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/7/israel-pulls-out-troops-from-southern-gaza-as-attacks-enter-seventh-month|retrieved=2024-06-09}}</ref> almost 400 bodies were discovered in mass graves at Nasser hospital. Many of these bodies had signs of torture, some Palestinian civilians had been buried alive, and others executed.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Evidence of torture as nearly 400 bodies found in Gaza mass graves|date=2024-04-25|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/25/signs-of-torture-as-nearly-400-bodies-found-at-gaza-hospitals-mass-graves|retrieved=2024-06-09}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Imperialist organizations]]
[[Category:Zionism]]
[[Category:Zionism]]

Latest revision as of 17:17, 9 June 2024

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The "Israel" Defense Forces (IDF), also known as the "Israel" Occupation Forces (IOF), is a settler-colonial terrorist organization. Along with its predecessor, the Haganah, it is responsible for the ongoing colonization and genocide of Palestinians. Military service is mandatory in the Zionist Entity, and people who refuse to join the IOF may spend months in prison.[1] The IOF's current Chief of Staff is Herzi Halevi.[2]

War crimes

In 2008, the IOF killed close to 1,500 unarmed civilians in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead. During an assault on Gaza in 2019, the IOF killed more than twenty people, including several children.[2]

Over 30084 Palestinians have been martyred – including 10000 children, 7000 women, 326 medical staff and 112 journalists – by the IOF since the launch of Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa.[3] After the IDF withdrew from Gaza on April 7, 2024,[4] almost 400 bodies were discovered in mass graves at Nasser hospital. Many of these bodies had signs of torture, some Palestinian civilians had been buried alive, and others executed.[5]

References

  1. Lee Camp (2022-09-28). "The One Thing the Israeli Military Is Terrified of" MintPress News. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Miko Peled (2022-09-20). "Despite What Media Claim, New IDF Chief of Staff Is a Particularly Gruesome War Criminal" MintPress News.
  3. “قال المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي في غزة، اليوم الإثنين، إنّه ومع مرور (94) يوماً على حرب الإبادة الجماعية، فقد ارتكب خلالها جيش الاحتلال (1,932) مجزرة، راح ضحيتها (30,084) شهيداً ومفقوداً، بينهم (23,084) شهيداً ممن وصلوا إلى المستشفيات، منهم (10,000) شهيد من الأطفال، و(7,000) شهيدة من النساء، و(326) شهداء من الطواقم الطبية، و(45) شهيداً من الدفاع المدني، و(112) شهداء من الصحفيين، مناشدًا العالم التدخل لوقف العدوان وفتح المعابر لإدخال المساعدات الطبية والغذائية وتوفير الوحدات السكنية لأهل غزة.”

    "Gaza Government Media calls on the World to Intervene to stop the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza" (2024-01-08). Palestinian Information Centre. Archived from the original on 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  4. "Israel ‘pulls out troops’ from southern Gaza as attacks enter seventh month" (2024-04-07). Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  5. "Evidence of torture as nearly 400 bodies found in Gaza mass graves" (2024-04-25). Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-09.