Brave human rights lawyer speaks to Mirror on whatsapp call from inside Gaza and descibes how Hamas gunmen are attacking Palestinians who oppose them
Hamas gunmen have brutally kneecapped up to 500 Palestinians inside Gaza, it has been claimed.
Human rights lawyer Moumen Al-Natour bravely spoke to the Mirror on a WhatsApp call to describe horrendous scenes. And he revealed the gunmen were targeting any sort of opposition killing some and shooting hundreds of others in their legs.They have even set up at website called “Grab a Collaborator” threatening those they see as working with the Israelis. He said many of the attacks are taking place inside hospitals. He estimates they have already killed 150 people.
Mr Al-Natour, 31, is a brave anti-Hamas activist who runs a youth organisation, and is living in a secret location on the run from Hamas.
He said: “It is horrific. Hamas gunmen have been rampaging in the areas from which Israel has withdrawn as part of the Trump peace deal.
“From all the contacts I have in my youth organisation I have been told how Hamas have been using hospitals like Shifa (the biggest one in Gaza City) to drag in terrified men, and young boys, who they either kill or knee-cap. One was a pregnant woman. Then there are children.
“One was five-years-old and another not even a teenager. We have their photos. They were hit by an RPG, because their father was an officer in the Palestinian security services.”
He went on: “They are also attacking the clans, who have far fewer weapons.
“The public executions they wanted put on video are not taking place: the hospitals are better to do their evil work. Israel only killed about 60 per cent of the Hamas fighters in the two years of war, which means 40 percent are still able to be reactivated. They are determined to control as much of Gaza as they can.”
He said he had been targeted himself but he had escaped. He said: “I was myself almost killed. Hamas came to my house but I managed to escape. My sisters, brothers and my mother are all safe but I am no longer engaged: my fiancée and I have split up. Who would want to marry someone like me who is a target for death?
Al-Natour, a lawyer, led the “I Want to Live” protest demonstrations against Hamas even before the war started. He added: “Hamas has already shown they are not interested in the Trump Deal’s terms — they will not disarm. Israeli forces need to secure fully the area in Gaza that it controls, then push forward again. This time they can act more effectively as they do not need to worry about harming the hostages.
“But I’m determined now to do the best thing possible for our people re-establish schools, improve food distribution, create local governing units… at least in the areas Israel controls.”