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A Pilot’s View of the War in Gaza(11:02)
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The Israel Air Force along the border with Gaza on the second day of Operation Protective Edge, July 9, 2014. Photo by IDF Spokesperson/Flash90
Likud MK Yoav Kisch, who flew missions for the IAF during Operation Protective Edge, tells Gil Hoffman about avoiding civilian casualties.
Kisch, an Israel Air Force lieutenant colonel, who stopped before hitting targets when Hamas took civilian cover, says it’s “a little bit weird” to see the United Nations Human Rights Council accuse Israel of not doing enough to avoid civilian casualties. “We know how hard we tried not to hit civilians, and we know the Hamas tactics of hiding under their hospital while aiming at the Ashkelon hospital where Israel was treating their wounded.”
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