TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, 13 Sept. - (ANA) - Former Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi has admitted that more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza — over 10 percent of the enclave’s population — The Guardian reported.

 

“This isn’t a gentle war. We took the gloves off from the first minute,” Halevi said, adding that during his 17 months as chief of staff, “not once” did military legal advice restrict his operational decisions.

 

His remarks match casualty figures published by Gaza’s Health Ministry, which Israel dismisses but international agencies consider credible.

 

Analysts say Halevi’s comments reveal that Israeli military lawyers served as “rubber stamps,” providing legal cover instead of placing real limits on attacks that caused widespread civilian deaths and displacement.   - (ANA) -

 

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