Dozens of Israeli rabbis endorse bombing hospitals if 'enemies' present

Dozens of Israeli rabbis have signed a letter addressed to Benjamin Netanyahu and senior Israeli defence officials, stating that there is no prohibition in halakha, or Jewish religious law, to bomb hospitals where enemies are using the civilian population as human shields, if prior warning to evacuate is given.

"We strengthen with all our hearts the hands of the soldiers and ministers to fight bravely with courage and wisdom the war of God and to win," the letter said in Hebrew, according to Israel's Channel 14.

"From the great break and the terrible pain, we will rise and be strengthened with God's help," the rabbis wrote. "The nation of Israel will rise up bravely to strike at its enemies, as David, the King of Israel said, 'I will pursue my enemies and destroy them, and I will not return until they are finished'."

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