The Israel
Defence Forces or IDF alleged that the troops had recovered a copy of Mein
Kampf – the autobiography of Adolf Hitler – from a Hamas terrorist base in
Gaza.
The Arabic translation of the autobiography of the
dictator was discovered in a child’s bedroom, which was being used as a Hamas
terrorist base.
Slamming Hamas, the IDF further said the terror group “embraces
the ideology of Hitler”, the one responsible for the “annihilation” of the
Jewish people.
“Never again is NOW. The 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, featuring annotations and
highlights. Hamas embraces the ideology of Hitler, the one responsible for the
annihilation of the Jewish people,” the IDF posted on X.
Significantly, Israel had drawn a parallel between the
October 7 terror attacks by Hamas and the Holocaust – the genocide of 6 million
Jews by Adolf Hitler-led Germany.
Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
too, compared the October 7 attacks with the Holocaust.
“On October 7, Hamas waged war on Israel. It was the
worst terrorist attack the world has known since 9/11, but for Israel,
proportionately, it was like twenty 9/11s. It was the worst act of anti-Semitic
violence since the holocaust,” Netanyahu said.
“Hamas butchered, Hamas beheaded. Hamas burned babies
alive. Hamas raped, Hamas kidnapped – hostages, over 200 – babies, children,
elderly, Holocaust survivors. We are in a war between barbarism and
civilization,” he added.
US President Joe Biden also said Hamas has engaged in
barbarism “that is as consequential as the holocaust.”
“Look, there’s a fundamental difference. Israel is
going after a group of people who have engaged in barbarism that is as
consequential as the Holocaust. And so I think Israel has to respond,” Biden
said.
Israel’s United Nations ambassador Gilad Erdan
displayed a yellow star on his chest while addressing the Security Council.
Notably, during the Nazi rule, the Jews were ordered
to wear the yellow badge for identification.
Erdan wore a badge that read ‘Never Again,’ saying
just like “my grandparents and the grandparents of millions of Jews” he would
continue to wear it unless the world “condemns Hamas” for the October 7
attacks.
On October 7, over 2000 Hamas terrorists breached
Israeli borders and unleashed coordinated attacks, killing more than 1400
people, mostly civilians.
In response, Israel has launched a fierce
counter-offensive, targeting Hamas units in the Gaza Strip.
However, the Israeli air assault and ground operations
drew frowns from rights groups and the Arab world over the mounting civilian
death toll.
According to the Hamas-run ministry in Gaza, over
10,000 people, including over 2,500 children, have perished in Gaza amid the
ongoing Israeli offensive.
ANI
