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Israeli journalist and former reserve soldier who served in Gaza, Chaim Har-Zahav, revealed that army commanders instruct forces to open fire on any Palestinian regardless of whether or not they pose a threat.
His comments are trending on the social media with comments and imagery and were made and published in a Haaretz article.
He made his comments after serving 86 days in the Gaza Strip and his article was published in full in the Middle East Eye website.
“The lives of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip depend first and foremost on the private and personal scale of values of the commanders in the Strip,” Har-Zahav wrote, adding that any senior officer who orders the killing of Palestinians simply because of their identity will not face consequences.
“A human life in the Gaza Strip is worth less than the lives of the thousands of stray dogs that roam the area looking for food. While there is a clear order prohibiting shooting dogs unless a soldier is in real danger when the dog’s jaws are locked on him, humans are permitted to be shot without any real restrictions.”
In the piece, Har-Zahav relayed an incident that involved a senior commander ordering the shooting of an unarmed man waving a white flag. Though the general was told the man did not pose a threat and was clearly without weapons, he responded by saying: “I don’t know what a white flag is, shoot him it’s an order.”
