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Israeli veteran, 95, rallies soldiers to 'erase' Palestinian children

14 October 2023 14:05 BST

An Israeli army veteran who was involved in a 1948 massacre of Palestinian civilians has called on Israelis to "erase the memory of... families, mothers and children".

Ezra Yachin, 95, is one of more than 300,000 army reservists mobilised by Israel since war broke out with Hamas in Gaza a week ago.

Yachin won't be involved in combat, but instead will serve to "motivate" soldiers, according to recent reports.  

"Be triumphant and finish them off and don’t leave anyone behind. Erase the memory of them," Yachin said while addressing Israeli troops this week, in a video that has since gone viral.

"Erase them, their families, mothers and children. These animals can no longer live.

"Every Jew with a weapon should go out and kill them. If you have an Arab neighbour, don’t wait, go to his home and shoot him."

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Ezra Yachin, 95, who was involved in the 1948 Deir Yassin massacre, is one of 300,000 reservists called up by Israel's army this week (Social media)
Ezra Yachin, 95, who was involved in the 1948 Deir Yassin massacre, is one of 300,000 reservists called up by Israel's army this week (Social media)