In my opinion Israel has an easy fix:
Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Save Israel, save the people of Israel, put Netanyahu in prison.
“One soldier stationed in Gaza told Haaretz: ‘Where I was stationed, between one and five people were killed every day. They’re treated like a hostile force – no crowd-control measures, no tear gas – just live fire with everything imaginable: heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars.’ He added, ‘There’s no enemy, no weapons… I’m not aware of a single instance of return fire.”
Ryan and Dave are joined by Amir Tibon of Haaretz to discuss reports of Gaza aid site massacres:
“A Haaretz exposé reveals that Israeli soldiers were ordered to shoot at Palestinians gathering for food, with commanders normalizing the killing of unarmed civilians.
An investigation published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz has revealed a deeply disturbing pattern of Israeli military conduct in Gaza, where soldiers and officers admitted to deliberately firing on Palestinian civilians gathering at food distribution centers.
The report, based on direct conversations with multiple Israeli military personnel, details how live ammunition, mortars, grenade launchers, and tanks have routinely been used against unarmed crowds seeking humanitarian aid — a practice one soldier described bluntly as ‘a killing field.’
Since the establishment of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution centers at the end of May, 549 Palestinians have been killed and over 4,000 injured near these sites, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Many of these deaths are reportedly the result of direct Israeli fire.
One soldier stationed in Gaza told Haaretz: ‘Where I was stationed, between one and five people were killed every day. They’re treated like a hostile force – no crowd-control measures, no tear gas – just live fire with everything imaginable: heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars.’ He added, ‘There’s no enemy, no weapons… I’m not aware of a single instance of return fire.”
According to testimonies, soldiers have been ordered to shoot at Palestinians approaching aid distribution sites both before they open and after they close, even when no threat was posed.
‘We open fire early in the morning if someone tries to get in line from a few hundred meters away,’ the soldier said. ‘Sometimes we just charge at them from close range’…
Top Commander Linked to Attacks
A name that appears repeatedly in testimonies is Brigadier General Yehuda Vach, commander of Division 252. According to several soldiers and officers, Vach personally ordered the dispersal of Palestinians near UN aid trucks through direct gunfire.
‘This is Vach’s policy,’ one officer said. ‘But many of the commanders and soldiers accepted it without question. (The Palestinians) are not supposed to be there, so the idea is to make sure they clear out, even if they’re just there for food.’…
Systematic Dehumanization
The cumulative picture painted by the testimonies is one of systematic dehumanization. ‘We were constantly told there are no noncombatants in Gaza,’ one soldier recalled. ‘Apparently that message sank in among the troops.’
The number of fatalities near aid centers has spiked in recent weeks — 57 on June 11, 59 on June 17, and about 50 on June 24, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Despite the growing death toll, few internal investigations have occurred.
The Israeli army’s Southern Command, under Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, has only conducted preliminary reviews and has not disciplined any officers involved in civilian deaths.
According to a military source, 'The moral aspect is practically nonexistent. No one stops to ask why dozens of civilians looking for food are being killed every day.’
In response to the report, the Israeli army claimed: ‘Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization that starves the Gazan population and endangers them to maintain its rule… The IDF allows the American civil society organization (GHF) to operate independently and distribute aid to Gaza residents.'
However, the testimonies shared with Haaretz suggest that the problem is neither logistical nor procedural, but systemic and deliberate."
(The Palestine Chronicle)
The Palestine Chronicle
‘It’s a Killing Field’: Israeli Soldiers Admit to Firing on Hungry Civilians in Gaza
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