Israel drops leaflets containing ayats from The Quran on Palestinians
Residents of Khan Yonis in the besieged Gaza Strip have received leaflets quoting a verse in the Quran which states “The flood overtook them as they were wrongdoers.”
The witnesses say that the Israeli army has showered the leaflets through a plane in the area, the latest focus of Israeli military’s ground offensive.
Journalist Aamer Tabsh in Khan Younis says he saw Israeli planes drop thousands of fliers.
Tabsh says residents are convinced the reference to the epic flood of Noah in the Quran and the Bible “means that something much worse is coming.”
Some are linking it to Hamas’ name for its October 7 onslaught against Israel, “Al Aqsa Deluge,” or flood.
The Israelis drop ominous leaflets today over Khan Younis that warn the residents with a Quranic verse:
— Gaza Report – اخبار غزة (@gaza_report) December 6, 2023
"the flood carried away the wrongdoers"
(Surah 29, verse 14) pic.twitter.com/kGrl48Akl7
Al-Jazeera points to recent reports that the Israeli forces are considering flooding Hamas’s subterranean tunnel network with seawater to force out its fighters.