IDF Releases #StopHamas Video Ahead of Gaza Riots

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Aaron Bandler

March 29, 2019

Screenshot from Twitter.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a #StopHamas video as the terror group prepares for the one-year anniversary of its weekly riots at the border of the Gaza Strip and Israel.

The video begins by pointing out that Hamas started the riots at the border on March 30, 2018, where they “consistently used the Palestinian civilians as cover against IDF troops and violently breach the border.”

“Obscured by smokescreens, they used knives, Molotov cocktails, and launched explosive devices over the fence in order to harm and kill Israelis,” the video states. “These riots have continued every single week since March 2018.”

There have typically been around “tens of thousands” people participating during these riots, with the peak being 45,000 on May 14, around the time when the United States embassy in Jerusalem opened.

“The aim of Hamas is clear: to facilitate mass infiltrations of violent mobs from Gaza into Israeli communities and to carry out terror attacks deep into Israeli territory,” the video states, adding that a Hamas map could be seen on social media detailing how to attack these communities.

The Israeli communities that Hamas is targeting consist of 70,000 Israeli civilians that can hear and feel the riots when they occur.

“These riots, they hurt Israelis, Palestinians, and anyone else hoping for a better future,” the video states.