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Israel Diverted Missiles Five Times to Avoid Civilian Casualties in Gaza


(Israel Hayom) Lilach Shoval - Maj.-Gen. Aharon Haliwa, head of the IDF Operations Directorate, said Sunday that during the 2021 Gaza War, the IDF fired five very expensive missiles, some of the most advanced we have. While they were in the air, we received new, updated intelligence which made it unclear whether combatants were at the target site. We opted to divert the missiles toward the sea, just so there wouldn't be any doubt. We held our fire at the last minute."
2021-06-07 00:00:00
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