Israel ‘severely Weakened’ War Protocols To Allow Rampant Killing Of Civilians In Gaza: Report – The Cradle
Israel ‘severely Weakened’ War Protocols To Allow Rampant Killing Of Civilians In Gaza: Report
Just a few months into the war, the Israeli military killed 15,000 Palestinians and fired more than 30,000 munitions into Gaza
The Israeli army has “severely weakened” its protocols to protect civilians during military operations since the start of the war in Gaza, allowing mid-ranking officers to order indiscriminate strikes from the air force, according to a New York Times (NYT) investigation.
According to NYT, officers were granted the authority right after 7 October to risk the killing of up to 20 civilians in each airstrike. The order had “no precedent” in Israel’s military history.
“Mid-ranking officers had never been given so much leeway to attack so many targets, many of which had lower military significance, at such a high potential civilian cost,” NYT said, adding that under this order, “the military could target rank-and-file militants as they were at home surrounded by relatives and neighbors.”
Previously, Israeli strikes were approved only after officers found that no civilians would be hurt. In some cases, the military had granted them the leeway of risking up to five civilian deaths. Nonetheless, this did not stop brutally deadly strikes against civilians in previous conflicts.
An anonymous military officer told NYT that Israel changed its protocol because it believed it was existentially threatened.
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