00:00 Aaron Bushnell, US Air Force airman, reportedly shared secret knowledge of US troops fighting
00:09 in Hamas tunnels in Gaza just hours ahead of his death.
00:13 These were claims made by his friend who spoke to him a day before he killed himself.
00:17 On Sunday morning, a 25-year-old airman who served in the Air Force's 70th Intelligence,
00:23 Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy
00:27 over the US stand on Gaza crisis.
00:30 He later succumbed to his injuries.
00:32 On Saturday night, Aaron reportedly expressed to his friend that he possessed "top secret
00:37 clearance for military intelligence information."
00:40 According to the post, his friend claimed that Aaron diverged details about US troops
00:44 operating in Gaza tunnels and participating in lethal actions.
00:48 The friend further suggested that Aaron implied the presence of US soldiers on the ground
00:52 engaged in significant casualties among Palestinians.
00:56 His friend speculated that Aaron's assertions might hold truth given his role in processing
01:01 intelligence related to the Gaza conflict.
01:03 The post quoted an unnamed individual close to Aaron who mentioned that among the information
01:08 crossing his desk was evidence of US military involvement in the ongoing violence in Palestine,
01:13 referring to it as "genocides."
01:15 Aaron's friend's claims are contrary to White House statement that it will not put US troops
01:20 on the ground in Gaza.
01:21 According to an NYT report, US forces are deployed in Israel only to identify hostages,
01:26 including American hostages.
01:28 Special forces have also been on hand to assist with strategy for Israeli troops in Gaza,
01:33 who are flushing out Hamas members from the network of underground tunnels under the territory.
01:38 But the report noted troops are not assigned any competent roles.
01:42 Aaron's unnamed friend revealed that Aaron had held a security clearance for four years
01:47 and had never previously disclosed sensitive information.
01:50 Raising disbelief, the friend stated, "Suicide is not something Aaron would do," emphasizing
01:55 discussions they had regarding the information Aaron had allegedly uncovered about the conflict.
02:00 Describing Aaron as a composed and collected individual, the friend noted his frustration
02:04 with confirming to strict military guidelines despite being outwardly calm and collected
02:08 as a 25-year-old airman in service.
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