Gazan civilians testified to Hamas' ongoing cynical and systematic use and abuse of civilians in the Gaza Strip in conversations with officers of the IDF's Unit 504.

In one conversation, a Gazan civilian testified that Hamas murdered his cousin because he tried to seek help from UNRWA. In another conversation, a civilian said he does not leave his home because he fears Hamas will seize it and use the property to fire toward Israel and destroy his house.

"May god burn Hamas," the man said before asking the IDF officer, "when will you get rid of them?"

"They'll kill us.  The killed my cousin yesterday," he said.  "Because he went to UNRWA.

In one conversation, a resident of the Gaza Strip who works as a chef for an American organization testified that Hamas terrorists tried to steal food intended for civilians in Gaza. 

"Before, when I was preparing a dish, some of them (Hamas) came," he said.  "They tried to steal food from me, but thank god, I managed to prevent them."

The civilian noted that Hamas systematically steals equipment and food, including stealing from UNRWA warehouses.

"It's not [just] that they steal food.  I wish they would steal just food.  They steal from the warehouses of the agency (UNRWA)," he said.