Anger over the October 7 Hamas attack overrode concern for civilians, Yariv Oppenheimer has said
The New York Times report that Israel had relaxed the rules of engagement in Gaza to tolerate mass civilian casualties adds to a “very ugly picture” of the ongoing conflict, Yariv Oppenheimer of Peace Now has told RT.
Within hours of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) authorized junior officers to attack even low-level targets and risk harming civilian bystanders, the NYT reported on Thursday, citing interviews with over 100 Israeli officers.
“I believe every word in this report,” Oppenheimer told RT on Friday, describing the picture it painted of Gaza as “very dramatic and disturbing.”
Oppenheimer noted that the Times article did not come as a surprise to anyone paying attention to events in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, as the Israeli military acted in anger, while “there was also a feeling of humiliation”in the Israeli …
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