'Retrospective incrimination: First we shoot, we kill, and then we find a reason why it happened'

Breaking the Silence, an organization that collects Israeli military testimonies, reports a significant gap between how Gaza operations are publicly explained and what soldiers actually experience on the ground. Executive Director Nadav Weiman says this difference stems from broader military policies and rules of engagement. He points to a troubling practice called 'retrospective incrimination,' where evidence is sought after a strike to justify it, rather than identifying military targets first. The Nasser Hospital strike illustrates this pattern.

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