A UN knowledgeable has stated some younger troopers within the Israeli Defence Forces are being left “psychologically broken” after “confront[ing] the reality among the rubble” when serving in Gaza.
She instructed The World with Yalda Hakim that “many” of the younger individuals combating in Gaza are “haunted by what they have seen, what they have done”.
“It doesn’t make sense,” Ms Albanese stated. “This is not a war, this is an assault against civilians and this is producing a fracture in many of them.
“As that soldier’s testimony reveals, particularly the youngest among the many troopers have been satisfied it is a type of patriotism, of defending Israel and Israeli society in opposition to this opaque however very laborious felt enemy, which is Hamas.
“But the thing is that they’ve come to confront the reality among the rubble of Gaza.”
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An Israeli soldier directs a tank close to the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel. Pic: AP
Being in Gaza is “probably this is the first time the Israeli soldiers are awakening to this,” she added. “They usually do not make sense of this as a result of their attachment to being a part of the IDF, which is embedded of their nationwide ideology, is simply too robust.
“This is why they are psychologically broken.”
“I think [the ex-soldier] is reflecting on how difficult it is to fight in such an area and what the challenges are on the battlefield,” he stated.
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Ex-IDF spokesperson: ‘No distinction between navy and civilians’
‘An financial system of genocide’
Ms Albanese, one among dozens of unbiased UN-mandated consultants, additionally stated her most up-to-date report for the human rights council has recognized “an economy of genocide” in Israel.
The system, she instructed Hakim, is made up of greater than 60 non-public sector firms “that have become enmeshed in the economy of occupation […] that have Israel displace the Palestinians and replace them with settlers, settlements and infrastructure Israel runs.”
Israel has rejected allegations of genocide in Gaza, citing its proper to defend itself after Hamas’s assault on 7 October 2023.
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‘Israel has shifted in direction of financial system of genocide’
The businesses named in Ms Albanese’s report are in, however not restricted to, the monetary sector, large tech and the navy trade.
“These companies can be held responsible for being directed linked to, or contributing, or causing human rights impacts,” she stated. “We’re not talking of human rights violations, we are talking of crimes.”
“Some of the companies have engaged in good faith, others have not,” Ms Albanese stated.
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It stated it’s “not true” that Palantir “is the (or a) developer of the ‘Gospel’ – the AI-assisted targeting software allegedly used by the IDF in Gaza, and that we are involved with the ‘Lavender’ database used by the IDF for targeting cross-referencing”.
“Both capabilities are independent of and pre-ate Palantir’s announced partnership with the Israeli Defence Ministry,” the assertion added.
