The Israeli military loosened its rules of engagement at the start of the Gaza offensive to enable commanders to order attacks on targets despite a heightened risk of civilian casualties, Reuters quotes a New York Times report as saying.<\/p>\n
Immediately after the Oct 7, 2023 attack on Israel by groups of Hamas-led gunmen, the military granted mid-ranking officers the authority to strike a wide range of military targets where up to 20 civilians risked being killed, the newspaper said.<\/p>\n
In addition to raising the number of civilian casualties that could be risked in a single attack, the NYT said the military removed a limit on the cumulative number of civilians that its strikes could put at risk each day.<\/p>\n
On a few occasions, the military high command approved strikes that they knew would put as many as 100 civilian lives at risk, the newspaper said.<\/p>\n
The order meant for example that the military could target rank-and-file militants while they were at home surrounded by relatives and neighbours, instead of only when they were alone outside, the newspaper said.<\/p>\n
The NYT said the military acknowledged that the rules of engagement had changed after Oct 7 but said its forces had \u201cconsistently been employing means and methods that adhere to the rules of law\u201d. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a Reuters\u2019 request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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