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IDF: Hundreds of Gaza Targets Rejected to Protect Civilians and Hostages
(Ynet News) Elisha Ben Kimon - As IDF airstrikes in Gaza intensified over the past week, striking hundreds of targets and removing threats in coordination with ground forces, Israeli defense officials defended the oversight of the campaign. "The IDF remains committed to the same values, with unchanged rules of engagement and strengthened oversight mechanisms," one official said. "There is no one more ethical than the thousands of IDF officers planning and approving these targets." Defense sources say hundreds of potential targets have been disqualified during approval stages due to proportionality concerns or the possible presence of hostages. "Every officer in the process has the authority to halt or object to a strike. This ensures our adherence to moral and legal principles," the official added. "Anyone saying otherwise is simply lying." In recent days, the IDF struck a Hamas command and control center sheltering senior Hamas leaders located in an underground tunnel beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis. Israeli officials stressed that the location had been converted into a terrorist command post. Defense officials also said the IDF uses small, precision munitions where needed to eliminate Hamas operatives while minimizing civilian casualties.