Journalist Yaniv Kubovich reports that these accounts indicate high rates of what the military calls "collateral damage" were not the result of isolated errors or misidentification. Instead, the deaths are described as the product of a fire policy expanded to an extreme where even the smallest targets provided justification for harming civilians.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Israeli Soldiers Detail Systematic Civilian Killing Policy in Der Spiegel
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Palestinian captives were forced to enter buildings to trigger explosive devices before troop entry, according to testimony from 10 Israeli soldiers published by Der Spiegel. These personnel described a combat environment where civilians were used as "mosquitoes" to scout for ambushes and reported receiving orders to burn residential homes upon retreat to prevent residents from returning. One soldier recounted a tank firing on a rooftop figure whom a drone operator described as hanging laundry, an action that resulted in the death of 12 family members about 20 minutes later.
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