Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/36106560

Julian Borger in Jerusalem
Fri 12 Sep 2025 12.20 EDT

The retired general told a community meeting in southern Israel earlier this week that more than 10% of Gaza’s 2.2 million population had been killed or injured – “more than 200,000 people”. That estimate is notable as it is close to the current figures provided by Gaza’s health ministry, which Israeli officials have frequently dismissed as Hamas propaganda, though the ministry figures have been deemed reliable by international humanitarian agencies.