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More than 10% of Gaza’s population has been killed or injured, |
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former Israeli military chief says |
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By Tal Shalev, Eugenia Yosef, CNN |
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8:30 AM EDT, Mon September 15, 2025 |
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Source: CNN |
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The former chief of the said more than 1 in 10 Palestinians in the |
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enclave have been killed or injured since the war began nearly two |
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years ago. |
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Speaking at the community of Ein HaBesor in southern Israel last week, |
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former Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said, “There are 2.2 |
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million people in Gaza. There are in Gaza today more than 10% who were |
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killed or injured, more than 200,000. This is not a gentle war.” |
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The figure is notable because it is very close to from the Palestinian |
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Ministry of Health, which says Israeli forces have killed nearly 65,000 |
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Palestinians and injured more than 164,000. |
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During the war, Israeli officials repeatedly challenged the health |
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ministry figures, seeking to cast doubt on the reported death and |
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injury tolls in the besieged enclave. They also accused the ministry of |
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relying on data supplied by Hamas. |
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Halevi’s comments were made on Tuesday but not widely reported until |
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the weekend by the Israeli media, many of which published an audio |
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recording of the remarks. CNN obtained a copy of the audio and |
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confirmed with an attendee that Halevi had spoken at the event. Halevi |
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was the chief of staff during the first 17 months of the war. |
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An IDF spokesperson said, “We won’t comment on matters said in |
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closed conversations.” |
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Halevi, over the IDF’s failures to prevent Hamas’ October 7, 2023 |
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attack, also said the military’s chief lawyer had never restricted |
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his actions or orders. Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the IDF’s |
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chief military advocate, has been the target of a right-wing campaign |
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accusing her of preventing victory by restricting military operations. |
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“Not once did anyone restrict me,” Halevi said. “Not the military |
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prosecutor – by the way, she has no authority to restrict me. There |
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are legal advisers who say: we will know how to defend this legally in |
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the world, and this is important for the State of Israel.” |
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