IDF Collateral Damage Assessment Film Detached from Reality, Military Advocate General Says

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Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Itai Ofir told a conference of Jewish lawyers that the IDF is obligated to act in accordance with the law even after October 7, and that the army constantly examines itself. According to Israel Hayom, he came out against the genocide accusations in the film "NZA" and said: "This is not what genocide looks like."

According to Behadrei Haredim, Ofir rejected the claims in the film about the assessment of civilian harm in strikes in Gaza, and said the collateral damage assessment mechanism is meant to minimize harm to non-combatants and even led to changes in operational plans and the cancellation of strikes. According to Ynet, he said the film distorts the meaning of the concept after which it is named and that the descriptions in it are detached from reality.

Addressing Jewish terror in Judea and Samaria, Ofir admitted, according to Ynet, that they have not yet managed to stop the violence.