The Israeli military has released a video showing a fighter pilot stopping an airstrike to avoid the loss of children.
The Israeli military has released a video showing a fighter pilot stopping an airstrike to avoid the loss of children.
Israel has responded to criticism of indiscriminate strikes in Gaza , injuring civilians and especially children , by releasing a video that it claims does just the opposite.
The Israeli Armed Forces have repeatedly claimed that they are doing everything possible to avoid harming civilians, arguing that the reality is complicated, as Hamas uses civilians as a ” human shield “.
Following strong criticism from the international community and allegations of indiscriminate strikes, the Israeli military has released a video that it says shows that protecting civilians is their concern.
The video, accompanied by audio, shows pilots not carrying out air strikes, as they spotted civilians, including children, in the area. At the sound station, the pilot was instructed to check for children in the area. ” They move very fast, they can not be children,” replied the pilot. However, his superiors ordered him not to proceed with the operation. ” There are probably children, we stop everything, ” is heard on the audio.
The pilot then confirmed the existence of children, saying that “there is a big one and some small ones “. The manager of the company ordered them not to proceed. “We are not continuing, given the possibility that there are children,” he said.
“Israel is doing everything possible not to harm people who have no involvement”
The ” Wall Guard ” operation is in its eighth day, while the Palestinian side is estimated to have fired about 3,150 rockets at Israel. The Israeli army has carried out attacks against terrorist targets in Gaza. In one of them , Hamas ‘ “Metro” was hit , ie the underground tunnels they use. Yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of a double war crime. “They are targeting our citizens and hiding behind Palestinian citizens, whom they are using as a human shield,” he wrote on Facebook. The Israeli Prime Minister reiterated his commitment to protecting civilians. «
“Israel is doing everything possible to avoid harming people who have no involvement, ” Netanyahu told Joe Biden, adding that this is why military buildings are being evacuated by civilians.
