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Published on December 16, 2023 10:17 p.m
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War between Israel and Hamas: “When we entered the houses, the corpses spoke to us,” testifies Mendy Habib, head of the NGO Zaka War between Israel and Hamas: “When we entered the houses, the corpses spoke to us,” testifies Mendy Habib, head of the NGO Zaka – (franceinfo)
On Saturday December 16th, Mendy Habib, head of the NGO Zaka, an Israeli organization that deals with the identification of bodies at the scene of an accident or attack, will be a guest on 19/20 info. He talks about the horror that he himself experienced after the October 7th attack in Israel.
On Saturday, December 16th, Mendy Habib will be a guest at 19/20 info. He is an official with the Israeli NGO Zaka. “Every time people die outside of the hospital, in accidents, attacks, or at home without family, our mission is to honor them,” he explains. Zaka previously intervened in Thailand, Liberia and Turkey. It is the task of its members to bury the dead as dignified as possible: “The work is very hard. We have continued to work on identifying the bodies since October 7th.” Mendy Habib states that the NGO that was present at the kibbutz after the murder was involved in transporting the bodies to return them to their families and bury them can.
“The world needs to know who Hamas is”
In detail, Mendy Habib says that some of the bodies found at the site of the massacre were “entire families, dead or burned.” “When we entered the houses, the corpses spoke to us,” he says, mentioning children and even women who had been raped. But while three Israeli hostages were accidentally shot by the IDF on Friday, December 15, demonstrations calling for a ceasefire are currently taking place in Israel. Nevertheless, Mendy Habib explains that it is necessary to “destroy Hamas” so that new attacks do not occur. “The world needs to know who Hamas is. We are here not only to help the Jews, but also to help the citizens of Gaza,” he emphasizes.
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