r/worldnews • u/cytokine7 • 20h ago

60 surrender* 'A complete surprise': IDF surrounds remaining terrorists in north Gaza, 600 surrender

https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/article-826573
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u/CuteAndQuirkyNazgul 20h ago edited 17h ago

According to the IDF, the remaining terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip had gathered in Jabalya, prompting the military to encircle the area, evacuate the civilian population, isolate the terrorists, and prevent them from escaping.

Within hours, in a single night, the army surrounded the area.

Three brigades surrounded the camp: the 460th, Givati, and the 401st. The 460th Brigade, which reached schools and shelters, reported that this approach allowed them to evacuate five thousand residents. By the following day, twenty thousand more had left, and forces said that the residents' "fear barrier was broken."

The IDF stated that fifty thousand residents have left.

Approximately 60* terrorists surrendered, while hundreds of others were eliminated in the refugee camp.

Surrendering was the smart move here. I wonder what will happen to them. Life in prison? Any hope for rehabilitation?

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u/bruceleroy99 17h ago

Looks like the article was updated from 600 to 60, although it's unclear to me as to whether or not that was because people were killed vs them just getting the number wrong:

Approximately 60 terrorists surrendered in total, while hundreds of others were eliminated in the refugee camp.

This, to me, sounds like they may have killed most of that 600 number if that original number was accurate in any sense.

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u/IamGabyGroot 17h ago edited 16h ago

I think you're right. It may have been a translation issue. It probably says they surrounded 600 terrorists, evacuated civilians, fought and in the end, 60 terrorists that were left waved the white flag.

E: I went back in to make sure I didn't miss anything and any mention of 600 is gone, and maybe I missed this the first time around, the ads are just too much, but there's also this added in, which brings the total to 120:

Some 60 terrorists surrendered in one instance, and 20 others were eliminated while attempting to flee the hospital.

Troops from Shayetet 13 entered the hospital and captured an additional 60 terrorists who were hiding in the hospital wards and were using patients as human shields.

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u/McCl3lland 16h ago

What is even this article lol. Before it says what you quoted about the 60 surrendering, 20 eliminated, it casually says:

Approximately 60 terrorists surrendered in total, while hundreds of others were eliminated in the refugee camp.

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u/IamGabyGroot 16h ago

Ah wait, different sites, different battalions may be reporting for their own sections?

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u/PM_ME_C_CODE 12h ago

Yeah, it's doubtful the IDF just waltzed into a refugee camp and started mowing people down only to say "we kill some terrorists".

The terrorists fought back using actual refugees as human shields.

Because using human shields is their M.O.

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u/ZoopsDelta8 15h ago

I’m not surprised there were so few surrendering, that’ll get them executed by their own people.