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Israeli soldier describes arbitrary killing of civilians in Gaza
- A former member of the Israeli military reserves, with multiple deployments in Gaza, spoke anonymously about receiving orders to shoot anyone entering designated no-go zones during the conflict that followed the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
- This testimony follows a background of a brutal war triggered by Hamas's October 7 attack that killed about 1,200 people and took around 250 hostage, fueling a widespread belief among troops that no Gaza civilians are innocent.
- The reservist reported that commanders often exercised discretionary lethal force indiscriminately, that soldiers killed civilians arbitrarily near the Netzarim corridor, and that shifting rules of engagement left civilians at commanders’ mercy.
- He stated, "everyone that comes inside needs to die" and noted that this could include "a teenager riding his bicycle," adding he felt deeply troubled and compelled to speak out for change.
- While the IDF affirms it operates under international law and takes precautions to limit civilian harm, this soldier’s revelations suggest systemic challenges that raise concerns over arbitrary killings and the normalization of violence.
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LONDON: An Israeli army reservist has claimed that civilians in Gaza were frequently shot without warning or threat during his service, describing what he called shifting and often arbitrary rules of engagement that, at times, led to the killing of unarmed people. In a rare on-camera interview with Sky News, the soldier, who served three tours of duty in Gaza with the Israeli
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