“Israel has the right to defend itself from Hamas,” a former member of the Israeli Defense Forces told The Daily Beast. “But it does not mean that we can just do whatever we want.” World leaders around the globe have been pressing Israeli officials in public and behind closed doors to tame their military attacks on Gaza to curb the killing and displacement of civilians, as the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 15,000.
A group of former Israeli Defense Forces soldiers is calling on the Israeli government to course correct, too. Ori Givati, advocacy director for Breaking the Silence, a group of Israeli veterans who oppose the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, said he believes Israel should be responding to the Oct.7 attacks—but that it has to do so in a way that isn’t so cruel.
At www.thedailybeast.com
