A former Israeli defense minister has alleged that Israel is responsible for war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, sparking strong criticism from government officials.
In an interview with Israeli media, Moshe Yaalon said members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet aim to expel Palestinians from northern Gaza and reinstate Jewish settlements in the area.
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In an interview with Israeli media, Moshe Yaalon said members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet aim to expel Palestinians from northern Gaza and reinstate Jewish settlements in the area.
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00:00So just about an hour ago Juliet the army putting out a statement the IDF the statement reads
00:07the IDF operates in accordance with international law and
00:11evacuates civilians based on
00:13Operational necessity for their own protection the IDF rejects serious claims that the IDF is conducting any ethnic
00:20Cleansing in the Gaza Strip. This is the official response of the army a very diplomatic language
00:25But this is a creating quite a lot of stir in the the Israeli public as you mentioned Moshe Alon
00:32This is quite a high-profile figure yes on the one hand one of the strongest critics of a Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the other
00:40hand we're speaking of a former a defense minister under Benjamin Netanyahu and also a
00:45Former chief of staff, and and he said it loud and clear
00:49What the army is doing in the northern Gaza Strip is nothing short of an ethnic cleansing
00:55He was that he made these comments on Saturday and on Sunday
00:58He was a asked if he's a retreating from that and the answer is no he says that he believes
01:04This is true and many in Israel a completely opposed these comments
01:10Saying that a this this gives a lot of ammunition to all of those who oppose Israel
01:15And they're saying that every opponent of Israel now say look this is not just us claiming
01:20It's your former defense minister saying that on the other hand there are also voices in Israel saying
01:27That the army is is doing things that it should not be done as as as much as there's great anger in Israel
01:34Only the Gaza public for their reaction in on October 7th
01:382023 and and and a lot of people are saying that Israel should pound hard on Gaza still there are
01:45There are also other voices such as the alone and others that are saying that the the Israeli army should be much more
01:52Moral than what it really is