Overview
- Haaretz reported that Maj Gen Avi Bluth told a closed briefing the army is "killing like we haven’t killed since 1967."
- The report quoted him backing looser firing rules, including shooting "below the knee" during arrests, and citing 42 killings of Palestinians accused of stone-throwing.
- He was quoted describing different responses to stone-throwing by Palestinians versus Jewish Israelis, saying firing on Jews carries "profound societal consequences."
- Israel’s military had not responded to requests for comment on the remarks, which remain unconfirmed outside the Haaretz account.
- The publication of the comments coincided with Wafa reporting that Nayef Feras Samaro was shot dead in Nablus as the army said troops faced a "violent confrontation" involving stone-throwing.