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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'It doesn't matter now if they are children': Ex-IDF chief said 50 Palestinian deaths for every 10/7 victim 'necessary'
The former head of military intelligence for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) called the deaths of 50,000 Palestinians in Gaza necessary and required for future generations, in leaked audio.
Aharon Haliva can be heard in newly released audio clips saying that for every person who died during 7 October, 50 Palestinians must die, even if they are children. The audio clips were aired by Israeli broadcaster Channel 12.
The fact that there are already 50,000 dead in Gaza is necessary and required for future generations. OK, you humiliated, you slaughtered, you murdered, everything is true, said the former military chief.
It is unclear when the statements were made, but Gazas health ministry has recently reported that more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel that resulted in the deaths of around 1,200 people.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/middle-east/aharon-haliva-palestine-gaza-israel-b2809732.html
Dave Bowman
(7,458 posts)Intractable
(2,392 posts)FHRRK
(1,410 posts)What I don't get, is we have some people here that support this ignorant shit.
Edit to be clear, there are people who support Bibi/Isreal actions no matter what. Seems like it disgusts millions of Isreali's.
Intractable
(2,392 posts)Each has their own version of god to make them feel special and justify doing horrible things to others.
Prairie Gates
(8,479 posts)The same old song.
David__77
(24,860 posts)Response to Dave Bowman (Reply #1)
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artemisia1
(1,908 posts)here for this abomination of genocide and atrocity.
Bettie
(19,881 posts)start saying that instead of 50, it's 500 or 5,000 that need to die for every one of theirs.
Blue Full Moon
(3,651 posts)AloeVera
(4,418 posts)So said the guy who was Head of military intelligence during the first 6 months of the war.
He knew. They knew. And people defending the genocide knew. All the evidence was there.
Prairie Gates
(8,479 posts)Who is he kidding? They're going to be approaching 50 children per 10/7 victim, exclusive of adults or anyone else.
AloeVera
(4,418 posts)Under rubble, or bulldozed under in buildings or the street, in mass graves and masses of unmarked lone graves. Or who died of malnutrition in their tents, died of preventable or contagious diseases etc. These people have not been counted. Only the dead that died in hospital or were brought to the hospitals are counted. Only those that could be matched with an ID number are counted.
In active war zones with bombing, shelling, droning and sniping, with most hospitals shut down, who is going to take the dead to a far away hospital? Or the gravely injured, even? They will be buried in place - in the best-case scenario. The worst case is really bad.
I read that the IDF estimates the current population at just under 1.9 million. It was 2.3 million pre-genocide.
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