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Israel approved 'free-for-all' killings in Gaza war
9 July 2024 15:55 BST
The Israeli army approved a "free-for-all" for its soldiers in Gaza that allowed for the almost indiscriminate killing of civilians, according to army sources.
Israeli soldiers told +972 Magazine that they had regularly executed Palestinian civilians just for entering an area the military defined as a “no-go zone”.
Two soldiers also described a systematic policy of setting Palestinian homes on fire after occupying them.
Often, the sources said, soldiers would fire at random to blow off steam.
"I personally fired a few bullets for no reason, into the sea or at the sidewalk or an abandoned building," said an Israeli reservist who served in northern Gaza.
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