The Israeli army uses Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip as surviving shields and forces them to check tunnels and buildings that can be mined," reported the Israeli paper ‘Haarec’ on Tuesday. – Their lives are little crucial than ours. – specified racist guidelines, recalling the dark past of Nazi Germany, were to hear from superior soldiers.
The Palestinians utilized by the Israeli military are random people, many of whom are teenagers, are not suspected of terrorism or are detained," writes "Haarec". writer investigation covered many conversations with Israeli soldiers and officers.
In fresh months, the military has been expected to usage Palestinian civilians throughout the Gaza Strip, and the highest-ranking commander, including Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces Gen. Herci Halewi, has reported paper sources. As added, "accidental incidents" cannot be mentioned.
The Palestinians captured by the army are dressed in Israeli uniforms and tied hands and attached cameras sent in front of soldiers to dangerous buildings or tunnels," wrote "Haarec". any are thus utilized for 24 hours, others for 2 or even a week.
– About 5 months ago, 2 Palestinians were brought into our unit. 1 was 16, the another was 20. We were told, "Use them, they are the Gazans, usage them as surviving shields" said 1 of the servants in the draft war. According to his account, the usage of Palestinians bore many doubts and questions among soldiers, and many of them disagreed.
– You disagree that your friends' lives are much more crucial than their lives? And it would be better if they were blown up by the explosion, not our friends? – 1 of the commanders was to answer specified doubts.
Palestinians were already utilized by the Israeli military as surviving shields during West Bank operations during the second intifade in 2002. In 2005, the ultimate Court ruled that specified actions violate global law and are illegal, and the then chief of staff gen. Dan Chaluc recommended that this judgement be followed," recalled ‘Haarec’.
In fresh months, the army has preferred not to comment officially on this issue, although Al-Jazeer's tv had already informed about specified practices," noted the newspaper. – At each command gathering on which this subject was addressed, any warned against the ethical and legal consequences of public disclosure of this issue “One of the officers told the journal. As he added, another commanders, erstwhile the subject of the usage of Palestinians arose, asked that the gathering be interrupted so that they did not gotta participate further.
"The Israeli army's procedures and orders prohibit the usage of captured civilians in the Gaza Strip for military missions that would deliberately put their lives at risk," the Israeli Army spokesman's office told ‘Haarec’. As added, these recommendations were made clear to the soldiers, and the allegations that arose were forwarded to the applicable authorities.
Source: PAP / Jerzy Adamiak, Jerusalem
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