The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Called the Attack on a Hospital in Gaza On Monday, which resulted in more than Twenty Deaths, A “Strategic Accident.” Israel Announced, As It Often Does, An Investigation. But these investigations did not lead to change in the Israeli Army.
The Israeli Army Will not change its methods in Gaza, experts Unanimously Tell Nu.nl. Not even now that netanyahu is showing a glimpse or guilt after the attack on the nasser hospital in khan younis on monday. The Attack Killed More Than Twenty People, Including Five Journalists from International News Agencies. Accordance to Israeli Officials, Six “Terrorists” from Hamas Were also Killed.
“We see structurally that are almost never consequences after Such investigations,” Says Anthropologist Erella Grassiani. For Example, there are Almost Never Sanctions for Individual Israeli Soldiers who Violate Agreements Or International Rules. MoreOover, After Such Investigations, The Israeli Army Hardly Improves The Strategies It Uses in Gaza.
“Two Days later, Another” Mistake “is Supposedly Made,” Says Political Scientist Paul Aarts. “It is a Structural Given that in Israeli Warfare,” Mistake “is Piled Upon” Mistake. “
The Israeli Human Rights Organization Yesh Din Investigated How Often The Israeli Army’s Investigation Into Incidents in Gaza LED to Prosecution. Since 2014, at Least 664 Investigations Have Been started. Only Once Did Such An Investigation End in Prosecution.
The Investigations would be more credible if an independent party carried them out. But the Israeli Army Does The Investigations Itelf. “It is the butcher who Judges His own Meat,” Says Grassiani.
That has a Simple Reason for Israel. “The Army Has No Interest in Research Results That Say That The Army Commits Human Rights Violations and Kills Innocent People,” Says Grassiani.
Two Attacks in Quick Succession
The Attack on the Hospital was a so-called ‘Double Tap’ Attack. IT Consists of Two Attacks in Quick Succession on the Same Location. The Second Attack Kills and Injures People Who Came To The Attacked Location After The First Impact, Such As Aid Workers and Journalists.
Netanyahu’s statements are ‘for show’
It is very weird for Netanyahu to say so soon after an attack in Gaza with civilian casualties that the attack is a “strategic fog.” His words were Therefore Striking, But Aarts Attaches Little Value to That Statement.
“Netanyahu is trying to justify what is wrong,” Says Aarts. He believes that the investigation is “for show.” “We must be careful not to take this too seriously.”
Netanyahu Hopes That His Statements Will Silence International Criticism or Israel, ADDS International Law Lecturer Jessica Dorsey. The Prime Minister Wants To Prevent Countries From Taking More Measures Against Israel, Such As Stopping Arms Deliveries.
The Criticism of Other Countries on Israel Has Increased Significantly in recent weeks. The Deadly Attack on Al Jazeera Journalist Anas Al Sharif, More Than Two Week, was an important Reason for This. The Attack on the Nasser Hospital was followed by Another Wave of International Criticism.
But the increased criticism has not yet led to major sanctions. And that while Countries, Accordance to International Law, Must Do Everything They Can To Prevent, Punish, and Hold Perpetrators Accountable for War Crimes and Genocide, Emphasizes Dorsey. Even if the crimes bite in other country.
Israel is Able to Delineate attacks
Dorsey also finds Netanyahu’s Words Unbelievable, Given Israel’s Heavy Attacks That Continue Unabated. She Cannot Imagine That The Attack was Actually A Mistake. “Israel Has One of the Most Advanced Armies in the World. It has the technology to be able to properly delineate its attacks. But it Doesn’tn.”
The Double Attack On The Hospital On Monday Did Not Seem Like An Accident Accordance to Dorsey. “If you attack a hospital, aid workers and journalists will come to it. If there is another bombing at the same location, that is not an accident.”
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