FILE PHOTO: Palestinian demonstrators run from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a protest against the U.S. embassy’s move to Jerusalem, ahead of the 70th anniversary of Nakba, at the Israel-Gaza border east of Gaza City May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo A Palestinian flag with a swastika spray-painted on it was flown during the Hamas-led riots at the Israel-Gaza border on August 2.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tweeted out a picture of the flag:
The Nazi Swastika flag
A symbol of murder
And sheer hatred
Raised yet again
At a Hamas riot
Inside GazaIn the face
Of this hatred
Stand IDF soldiers
Alert and determined
Ready to defend lsrael
Today and every single day. pic.twitter.com/cZMhJggr4R— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 2, 2019
According to the Times of Israel (TOI), around 6,000 Palestinians participated in the August 2 riots; several rioters threw rocks and burning tires at Israeli soldiers, although none of them were injured. The rioters also launched incendiary balloons toward Israel, which are believed to have ignited a fire in the Simhoni Forest on August, per TOI.
In total, there were 51 Palestinians injured during the August 2 riots; IDF live fire injured 24 of them, according to the Jerusalem Post.
A Palestinian flag with a swastika was previously flown during the April 2018 riots at the Israel-Gaza border; a swastika was also emblazoned on a kite carrying a bomb during those same riots. IDF spokesman Jonathan Conricus tweeted at the time, “Moments ago, terrorist #Hamas sent a Molotov cocktail over the Gaza border into Israel. They flew it with their true colors.”
Moments ago, terrorist #Hamas sent a Molotov cocktail over the Gaza border into Israel.
They flew it with their true colors. pic.twitter.com/LOexWD76lf— Lt. Col. Richard Hecht (@LtColRichard) April 20, 2018
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