IDF officer: Gaza civilians risked to protect Israel troops during war

IDF officer: Gaza civilians risked to protect Israel troops during war

www.haaretz.com

The Israel Defense Forces chose to risk civilians in Gaza in order to protect its soldiers during Operation Cast Lead, a high-ranking Israeli military officer told the British daily The Independent

The IDF officer claimed the traditional "means and intentions" engagement principle - stating that a suspect must have both a weapon and a visible intent to use it before being fired at - was discarded during Israel's Gaza incursion in late 2008 and early 2009

IDF policy amounted to "literally

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I think what the article and IDF soldiers are saying in a diplomatic way is that Israel were targeting civilians, at the end of the day that's what it means.

Putting it under the false guise of 'defense' is a tactic that Israel has used many times before, this wouldn't be the first.

Israel NEEDS to be tried in an international court ASAP!

But a United Nations expert told Haaretz on Tuesday that one of its bomb disposal teams reached the flour mill three weeks after the end of the operation and discovered the front part of an MK-82 500-pound bomb of the type used by the Israeli Air Force. The bomb disposal team neutralized the bomb's detonator and removed the bomb.

Wait... what?
Can someone explain this to me?

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