Israeli general's leaked remarks expose West Bank firing double standard
Leaked remarks attributed to Major-General Avi Bluth, the Israeli commander responsible for the occupied West Bank, have drawn attention to what he described as a two-tier firing policy.In comments published by an Israeli newspaper, he said Israeli forces were avoiding shooting at settlers throwing stones, while firing at Palestinians doing the same.Bluth was quoted as saying the army was "killing like we haven't killed since 1967" and "turning villages into conflict zones".He also said the military had killed 42 Palestinian stone-throwers in 2025.The comments matter because they appear to confirm long-running allegations of unequal treatment in the occupied West Bank.They... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 May 2026 20:02 LONDON
