The Israel Defense Forces released video on Monday of an air strike on a terror target in Gaza that was aborted due to multiple civilians in the area.
The video, released by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, shows that immediately upon being told by the pilot that there were multiple civilians and “possibly children” in the targeted area, the command center decided to put the operation on hold.
“There are also children on the roof of the building south-west of the target, can you see them playing?” asks the pilot in one instance. “There are children playing on the roof as well as multiple people moving within the corridor.”
The pilot was immediately ordered to “move to another target because this one is not clean.”
The video portrays the IDF taking great care to identify the number of civilians, and whether they are women or children, before carrying out strikes.
Israel has been praised for “raising the moral standards of warfare” due to its efforts to minimize civilian casualties in the ongoing Operation Protective Edge.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/video-idf-aborts-air-strikes-due-to-risk-of-civilian-casualties-in-gaza/
The video, released by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, shows that immediately upon being told by the pilot that there were multiple civilians and “possibly children” in the targeted area, the command center decided to put the operation on hold.
“There are also children on the roof of the building south-west of the target, can you see them playing?” asks the pilot in one instance. “There are children playing on the roof as well as multiple people moving within the corridor.”
The pilot was immediately ordered to “move to another target because this one is not clean.”
The video portrays the IDF taking great care to identify the number of civilians, and whether they are women or children, before carrying out strikes.
Israel has been praised for “raising the moral standards of warfare” due to its efforts to minimize civilian casualties in the ongoing Operation Protective Edge.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/video-idf-aborts-air-strikes-due-to-risk-of-civilian-casualties-in-gaza/
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