An Israeli quadcopter, on Sunday, dropped leaflets with sticks of cigarettes over the tents of displaced people in southern Gaza as bait for information on the whereabouts of Hamas fighters.
Each of the leaflets had single cigarettes attached, with a message.
The message is that people who call a number with information about fighters in Gaza would receive more tobacco. (Al-Jazeera)
Here’s some footage that has been shared from Gaza:
"Do you want cigarettes or leaders?"
Israeli occupation drones dropped leaflets over the tents of displaced Palestinians in the Al-Mawasi area, demanding information about the resistance in Gaza and attempting to blackmail them with cigarettes attached to the leaflets. pic.twitter.com/LEICrbakpA
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 11, 2024
Following this development, TheNewsZenith reports that some ‘X’ users have taken to social media to condemn the Israeli’s act of criminality. inducing Palestinians to divulge information about the Hamas freedom fighters.
Reacting, an ‘X’ user, @navedyar_khan tweeted that the world knew that the freedom fighters were in tunnels while war criminals were dropping bombs on homes, hospitals, mosques, churches and refugee camps.
Another ‘X’ user, @SiyaaBackup, remarked that Israel had created a smoking pandemic in Gaza.
This, he tweeted, was because of the brutal occupation and negative prospects for the Palestinian youth.
Arthur @ArthurX1122 also tweeted “who would trust a cigarette from Israel? No telling what it’s laced with”.