justice, israeli, zionist style;

Palestinians fleeing the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis through a supposedly “safe corridor” are being detained, humiliated and sometimes taken away to unknown locations by the Israeli military, according to eyewitnesses who spoke to Middle East Eye.

Early on Saturday morning, the Israeli army ordered civilians remaining in Khan Younis to travel further south to the border town of Rafah and al-Mawasi, an area close by. The military said Palestinians could travel through what it called a “safe corridor”, but scores of civilians have since been detained there.

Israeli forces have set up a checkpoint 200 metres from al-Khair hospital in Khan Younis, in an area known as al-Moaskar al-Garbi. Cameras and microphones have been installed at the checkpoint, with a military zone established behind it housing investigators and an iris-scanning device. 

Footage posted online shows armed Israelis standing over a group of Palestinian men dressed in white jumpsuits, sitting cross-legged on the ground in an open area in which an Israeli flag, a military vehicle and a coach can also be seen. The men are blindfolded and have their hands tied behind their back. They are unable to move.

Belal, a 24-year-old from Block 107 in Khan Younis, told MEE that Israeli forces had ordered civilians travelling through the safe corridor to raise their arms, carry their IDs and proceed along a pre-determined route.........more.........