As Israel Overruns Gaza, Tanks Ordered To “Open Fire At Anything That Moves”
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
07/18/2014
Health officials in Gaza said 28 Palestinians were killed since the Israeli ground offensive began late Thursday, and as WaPo reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has ordered Israel’s military to prepare for “a significant expansion” of its ground offensive into the Gaza Strip, declaring that tunnels built by Hamas could not be destroyed solely through airstrikes. As The Guardian reports, according to military analyst Alex Fishman, writing in Yedioth Ahronoth: “The tanks, which serve as the heart of the assault force, received an order to open fire at anything that moved.” Hamas warned Israel of the “dreadful consequences” of the conflict’s escalation, while the US urged its close ally to restrict itself to a “precise” operation.
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