Palestinians survey a house that police said was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)
‘Roof Knocking’: The Israeli Military’s Tactic Of Phoning Palestinians It Is About To Bomb -- Washington Post
What happens before the Israeli military bombs your house? For many Gaza Strip residents, it's a phone call. Sawsan Kawarea, a resident of Khan Younis, said she was in the house Tuesday when the phone rang. She answered, and on the other side was “David," who claimed he was with the Israeli military.
“He asked for me by name. He said: ‘You have women and children in the house. Get out. You have five minutes before the rockets come,’ ” Kawarea said in an interview with The Post's William Booth.
She took her children and ran outside. A small rocket hit the house soon after, Kawarea said. It was apparently the final warning. Five minutes later, a larger missile hit, and the house was destroyed. According to Hamas, seven people, including three minors, were killed in the Israeli airstrike. The man the Israelis were aiming for was apparently not among those killed.
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Update: When the military comes knocking on the roof -- The Australian/WSJ
My Comment: Along with "roof knocking" .... here is a new tactic that the Israeli military is implementing (maybe) .... Water Supply to Hamas Head's Neighborhood Cut Off -- Arutz Sheva