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<\/p>\nWorried soldiers who raised concerns about suspicious activity in the days leading to Hamas terror raids on Israel were threatened with court martial, it has emerged.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet have faced stiff criticism from Israelis who have accused them of being caught out by the raids which left more than 1,200 dead.<\/p>\n
A further 239 people were taken hostage and although a handful have been released there are dozens of worried families still waiting for news on loved ones.<\/p>\n
Now Israel’s leading Channel 12 news programme has broadcast claims from female soldiers they were threatened with court martial for raising concerns before the October 7 attack.<\/p>\n
One said: ‘We were told that if we continue to harass on this issue, you will stand trial.’<\/p>\n
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Israeli soldiers remove the body of a compatriot, killed during an attack by Hamas terrorists in Kfar Aza, on October 10<\/p>\n
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Pictured, still from footage showing fighters training ahead of Hamas’ operation into Israel<\/p>\n
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A soldier covers his nose at the Kfar Aza kibbutz while searching for victims after Hamas terrorists stormed the Israel border\u00a0<\/p>\n
The soldiers said they had raised concerns for weeks beforehand about suspicious activity on Israel’s southern border with the Gaza strip and which they said ‘raised red flags’.<\/p>\n
Commanders were informed of ‘training, anomalies and preparations’ near the border and the soldiers told Channel 12 they had seen ‘new people visiting farms around the border’.<\/p>\n
One said: ‘More and more people who had never visited the area suddenly came to it, and farmers who used to come suddenly stopped working on the fields and were replaced.’<\/p>\n
The soldiers said this ‘rang alarm bells’ with them but when they voiced their concerns to commanding officers in the Israeli Defence Force they were brushed aside.<\/p>\n
One allegedly said: ‘I don’t want to hear about this nonsense again. If you bother with these things again, you will stand trial.’<\/p>\n
Another is said to have snorted: ‘Hamas are just a bunch of punks, they won’t do anything.’<\/p>\n
Other soldiers also claimed that they had not been given enough ‘psychological support’ after losing comrades or family members in the killings on October 7.<\/p>\n
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Gunshots and blood stains are seen on a door and walls of a house where civilians were killed days earlier in an attack by Hamas on this kibbutz near the border with Gaza\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Pictured: A resident stands next to a destroyed vehicle after Hamas terrorists attacked Israel<\/p>\n
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A burned house after an attack by Palestinian terrorists on the kibbutz on October 10<\/p>\n
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A view of a house left in ruins after an attack by Hamas militants on this kibbutz days earlier when dozens of civilians were killed near the border with Gaza<\/p>\n
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Israeli forces fire missiles at the Gaza Strip in retaliation to the October 7 attacks by Hamas<\/p>\n
Some said they were asked to return to duty after two weeks when they felt they were still not ready for service.<\/p>\n
An IDF spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘The IDF and its commanders accompany all the soldiers and soldiers who were present at the events of 7 October closely and sensitively.<\/p>\n
‘The soldiers are accompanied by medical professionals from the mental health system, this is in addition to the continuous contact with their commanders who are an envelope and a listening ear.<\/p>\n
‘Their return to duty will be accompanied gradually, sensitively and according to the situation of each one.<\/p>\n
‘There is no intention of taking disciplinary measures against them. If there were conversations that reflect otherwise, then they are against the guidelines and they will be dealt with accordingly.’<\/p>\n
Meanwhile another report in Israeli online site Walla ! claimed that a tank commander had reported soldiers to HQ for ‘ playing football and swimming in the sea’.<\/p>\n
The report also claimed that drivers ‘racing to reach targets first’ in the Gaza strip had ‘ended in a collision’ but that fortunately no one was hurt.<\/p>\n
When asked about this the IDF said: ‘The conduct and words of the soldiers emerging are not in line with the orders and values of the IDF expected of soldiers when fulfilling their duties.<\/p>\n
‘Each case is handled on its own merit.’<\/p>\n