Shades of scandal have covered the activity of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. According to a report made public by the American media, The New York Times, the Israeli military adopted secret rules of engagement at the beginning of the war in Gaza, enabling commanders to order attacks on targets regardless of the increased risk of civilian casualties.
Shortly after the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by gunmen led by Hamas, the military gave mid-ranking officers the authority to strike a wide range of military targets that could kill up to 20 civilians, the New York Times points out. .
The order meant that the Israeli army could target the next militants while they were at home surrounded by relatives and neighbors. The New York Times report was based on interviews with more than 100 soldiers and officials, including more than 25 people who helped select and vet targets.
The Hamas-led attack on communities around the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, killed 1,200 people and saw more than 250 taken hostage in Gaza, according to Israeli data. Israel's ground and air campaign in response has killed more than 45,000 people and wounded more than 107,000, according to figures from Gaza's health ministry.
In addition to increasing the number of civilian casualties that could be risked in a single attack, the New York Times said the military predicted a limit to how far the number of civilians killed each day could go. In some cases, the military high command approved attacks they knew would endanger as many as 100 civilian lives, the New-York Times said.
US media said the military " often relied on a crude statistical model to assess the risk of harm to civilians ", relying mostly on estimates of cellphone use rather than extensive surveillance of a single building. (A2 Televizion)
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