Uriah: Irregular Israeli settler group destroying homes in Gaza under army supervision

The Hebrew daily Haaretz revealed Wednesday that an irregular group known as “Uriah”—made up largely of illegal Israeli settlers from the occupied West Bank—has been operating in the besieged Gaza Strip under the supervision of the Israeli occupation army, systematically destroying Palestinian homes. According to the report, the group has been active for over a year, carrying out demolition operations that endanger the lives of both soldiers and unarmed Palestinian civilians. Haaretz noted that the group escorts soldiers into tunnels and buildings that may contain explosives, and in some cases has used Palestinians as human shields. The extent of its formal subordination to the Israeli army remains unclear. The so-called “Uriah Force” is identified as one of several demolition units […]