An Israeli soldier revealed that an army officer friend of his kidnapped a Palestinian baby from the Gaza Strip, after her family was martyred in a violent bombardment launched by the occupation army on the Gaza Strip 3 months ago.

Regarding the same incident, another friend of the aforementioned officer spoke about how the latter transferred the Palestinian baby to a hospital in Israel, without mentioning the name of the hospital.

Private Shahar Mendelsohn revealed the kidnapping incident while speaking to Army Radio yesterday, Sunday, about his friend, an officer in the Givati ​​Brigade, Harel Itach, who was killed in battles in the northern Gaza Strip on November 22 of last year.

In response to a question about the Palestinian baby, Mendelsohn said, “Itach spoke with a friend during his period of service in Gaza, and he told him that in one of the houses he entered he heard the sound of a baby crying, and that he decided to send her to Israel.” The soldier did not clarify the location of the house where Itach found the Palestinian girl in the Gaza Strip.

In response to a question about whether the soldier found the baby crying and decided to send her to Israel, Mendelsohn said, “He brought her to Israel.” Regarding whether the baby’s family was likely killed by an Israeli bombing and no one was around her, Mendelsohn responded, “Correct.” The soldier or Israeli Army Radio did not clarify the fate of the Palestinian baby.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health says it fears that thousands of Palestinians are still under the rubble as a result of the Israeli bombing. It is not clear whether this incident is unique or whether there are similar kidnapping incidents. Since the kidnapping officer was killed on November 22nd, the kidnapping incident occurred before that date.

The Israeli news website (Ynet) quoted one of the officer’s friends as saying during his funeral yesterday, “Harel told me that he heard a girl crying in Gaza, and made sure that she was taken to a hospital in Israel to receive treatment,” without mentioning the name of the hospital. Neither soldier mentioned the reason why the aforementioned officer did not hand over the child to Palestinian hospitals or families near the house