'Everyone you encounter is an enemy': Israeli commander’s words resurface after 15 medics killed

In the aftermath of the killing of 15 paramedics and first responders by Israeli forces in Rafah, a chilling directive from Lt. Col. David Cohen of the Golani Reconnaissance Battalion resurfaces, instructing soldiers to consider everyone as an enemy, open fire, annihilate, and move on, without distinguishing between combatants and civilians. This approach may explain the increasing civilian casualties in Gaza, including targeted killings of medical personnel, raising concerns of a policy of genocide by Israel despite its stated goal of dismantling Hamas and rescuing hostages. Rights groups point to incidents like the Rafah paramedic murders as evidence of a disturbing trend in the ongoing conflict.

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