According to reports, both men and women who turned out to be IDF special forces were dressed as Gazans and said in Arabic they were refugees looking for a place to live.
Palestinian witnesses told a Saudi news outlet that IDF special forces disguised themselves as Gazan civilians and Hamas terrorists in preparation for the hostage rescue operation.
The Saudi-owned Asharq news channel claimed that both men and women who turned out to be IDF special forces were dressed as Gazans and said in Arabic they were refugees looking for a place to live.
Witnesses said they drove in a white car with mattresses tied at the top, and women were dressed in clothes “that women are wearing here in the war.”