The Israeli army recently promoted an officer to the ranks of battalion commanding officer, “despite a pending decision” to launch “an investigation into reports from his subordinates that he “ordered them to shoot” two Palestinians in Gaza “carrying a white flag,” Haaretz reported on Wednesday.
An Israeli military drone “sent to the site spotted them carrying a white flag and waving their hands above their heads,” the report said.
The deputy commander, according to the two soldiers cited by Haaretz, answered, “I don’t know what a white flag is. Shoot to kill.”
He “later asked, ‘Was it carried out?’; i.e., were the Gazans shot?” the report said.
Even though the officer who issued the countercommand reiterated that the men were carrying a white flag, the deputy commander again requested that they be targeted with a drone. The order was, however, not carried out, the report noted.
The officer who issued the countercommand was deemed “a coward” by his commanding officers.
fucked up.
Nazi mindset 🤷♂️
ANYONE who Disagrees with MURDERING PEOPLE WAVING WHITE FLAGS OF SURRENDER Loves Hitler!
-The ADL!
Just in case there was any debate left to be had about whether or not these war crimes are sanctioned by the Israeli authorities?
See above post from Palestine Chronicle -
Officer Who Ordered Shooting of Gazans with White Flag Promoted by Israeli Army
