Israel-Hamas War: Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Recovered from Hamas Base in Gaza, IDF Claims
IDF claimed to have recovered a copy of ‘Mien Kampf’, an autobiography of infamous Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, in a “children’s room used as a secret base by Hamas” in Gaza.
War updates between Israel and Hamas: Israel claimed on Sunday that a copy of Adolf Hitler’s autobiography ‘Mein Kampf’ had been recovered by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from a suspected Hamas base in the embattled Gaza Strip.
In a social media post, IDF claimed to have recovered a copy of the infamous German dictator’s autobiography from a “children’s room used as a secret base by Hamas.” The copy is an Arabic translation of the Nazi leader’s book, the IDF claimed.
“Never again is NOW. IDF forces discovered a copy of Hitler’s infamous book “Mein Kampf” – translated into Arabic – in a child’s bedroom used as a Hamas terrorist base in Gaza. The book was discovered among the personal belongings of one of the terrorists, with annotations and highlights. Hamas embraces the ideology of Hitler, the one responsible for the destruction of the Jewish people,” the IDF wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Never again is NOW.
IDF troops discovered a copy of Hitler’s infamous book ‘Mein Kampf’ – translated into Arabic – in a child’s bedroom used as a Hamas terrorist base in Gaza.
The book was discovered among the personal belongings of one of the terrorists, with annotations and… pic.twitter.com/XMOE3jgKmm
– Israeli Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2023
The Israeli Defense Forces further claimed that the Hamas group “embraces the ideology of Hitler” – the Nazi dictator “responsible for the destruction of the Jewish people”.
‘October 7 attack equals Holocaust’
Israel has particularly drawn parallels between the Hamas attack on October 7 and the Holocaust, in which 6 million Jews were murdered by the Nazis in Adolf Hitler-led Germany.
Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also compared the October 7 attacks to the Holocaust.
“On October 7, Hamas waged war against Israel. It was the worst terrorist attack the world has seen since September 11, but for Israel it took proportionately twenty times. It was the worst act of anti-Semitic violence since the Holocaust,” Netanyahu said.
“Hamas slaughtered, Hamas beheaded. Hamas burned babies alive. Hamas raped, Hamas kidnapped – hostages, more than 200 – babies, children, elderly, Holocaust survivors. We are in a war between barbarism and civilization,” he added.
Hamas is engaged in ‘barbarism’, says Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden also said Hamas has committed barbarism “that has the same consequences as the Holocaust.”
‘Look, there is a fundamental difference. Israel is going after a group of people who have committed barbarism that has consequences just like the Holocaust. And so I think Israel needs to respond,” Biden said.
Israeli UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan showed a yellow star on his chest as he addressed the Security Council.
Particularly during Nazi rule, Jews were ordered to wear the yellow badge for identification.
Erdan wore a badge that read “Never Again,” joining “my grandparents and the grandparents of millions of Jews” in saying he would continue to wear it unless the world “condemns Hamas” for the October 7 attacks.
War between Israel and Hamas
On October 7, more than 2,000 Hamas militants stormed the Israeli border and unleashed coordinated attacks, killing more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli government officials.
In response, Israel has launched a fierce counter-offensive to supposedly eradicate Hamas and destroy the militant group’s warfighting capabilities in the Gaza Strip.
However, Israeli airstrikes and ground operations raised eyebrows among human rights organizations and the Arab world due to the rising number of civilian casualties.
According to the Hamas-run ministry in Gaza, more than 10,000 people, including more than 4,000 children, have been killed in retaliation by Israeli forces in the battered enclave.
(With input from agencies)