'You have two million targets in Gaza': Israeli soldier details killings of Palestinians

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An Israeli reservist drone operator told Haaretz that army officers treated Gaza's two million Palestinians as targets, describing widespread killings and a collapse of rules of engagement, including witnessing an attack on marked ambulances in Rafah in March 2025. The soldier stated that senior commanders encouraged troops to kill anyone approaching the shifting "Yellow Line" demarcation inside Gaza, with no accountability for actions.

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Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 09/11/2026 - 14:03 Drone operator tells Haaretz that soldiers are encouraged to kill Palestinians without rules or accountability Israeli soldiers enter the Gaza Strip in a military vehicle on 5 November 2025 (Nir Elias/Reuters) Off An Israeli reservist has said that army officers treat Gaza’s entire population of two million Palestinians as targets, describing widespread killings and a collapse of rules of engagement during the genocide. The drone operator, w

'You have two million targets in Gaza': Israeli soldier details killings of Palestinians

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