8 March 2025
Israeli soldiers are heavily involved in selling loot stolen from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, a new investigative report reveals.
Israeli army soldiers have been selling looted valuables taken from the besieged Gaza Strip and Lebanon, the online magazine, Hamakom Hachi Ham Bagehenom (The Hottest Place in Hell), said in an investigative report on Wednesday.
According to the report, numerous testimonies describe thefts committed by members of the Israeli army, with the stolen items ranging from large sums of cash and jewelry, to electronic devices, and even vehicles.
These looted items were later sold through various platforms, such as Telegram channels, Facebook Marketplace, and public sales, it further said, adding that Israeli senior officials are not concerned with the theft, with some even partaking in the looting.
A commander in the Nahal Brigade, one of the Israeli military’s main infantry brigades, identified only by the pseudonym Eitan, revealed that what began as soldiers taking items as souvenirs quickly escalated into widespread theft.
He noted that searching soldiers’ bags became less of a priority since “it was the whole battalion. Soldiers were doing it everywhere, and they managed to hide it everywhere.”
The report added that looting was not limited to the younger troops, as sergeants were also involved in the thefts.
“A senior commander taking equipment from people’s homes in Gaza, with the full knowledge of the company sergeant and the company commander. I went to my sergeant and asked him what the matter was. He said it really looked bad, but that there was nothing he could do about it,” Eitan said.
The investigation found that the stolen items being sold, such as jewelry with Arabic inscriptions, ammunition, and weapons, are typically incriminating and unsuitable for normal use as they would raise suspicion.
“It’s much easier to take cash than to take something and sell it. I’ve heard of situations where significant amounts were taken, thousands and tens of thousands of shekels – bills are the easiest thing in the world,” another soldier, Omar, told Hamakom.
Source: Presstv
