"Haaretz": The Israeli army turns the outskirts of Gaza into a "dump for waste and construction debris"

Video footage has shown Israeli trucks transporting massive amounts of waste and construction debris into the Gaza Strip through the "Kissufim" crossing, to dump it in areas devastated by the war.

Israeli officers have acknowledged that the decision was made on the ground, to turn Gaza into "mountains of garbage and debris."

According to what was reported by the newspaper "Haaretz," the Israeli trucks loaded with waste and construction debris advance between 200 and 300 meters into Gaza territory, dumping their loads at the edges of roads, not in designated sites, before returning empty to Israel.

On the Israeli side, the trucks are reloaded with waste again by bulldozers, taking the same route back to the sector to dump their cargo once more.

The report states that massive amounts of construction waste and debris left by the Israeli army during the war have accumulated in the area, due to the establishment of dozens of military bases and sites near the border area.

Haaretz quoted army officers saying that field commanders issued instructions allowing trucks belonging to private companies to enter the sector and unload their cargo "at any site they deem appropriate."

One soldier currently working inside Gaza and residing in a kibbutz near the border said, "Mountains of garbage will remain in front of our homes in the sector for the rest of our lives."

Another officer considered what is happening to be "a disgraceful act that is hard to believe the Israeli army is involved in," adding that the dumped waste "contains large amounts of iron, irrigation pipes, and concrete blocks, which Hamas may later use for its own purposes."

One source, who tried to inquire from his leaders about the reason for dumping waste inside the sector in non-designated sites, indicated that the response he received was that "countries will soon enter Gaza to oversee reconstruction, and they will handle this debris."