The IDF urged us not to publish this story, but we’re doing so regardless, and want to explain why.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/34459545

Younis Tirawi
Aug 10, 2025

The IDF urged us not to publish this story, but we’re doing so regardless, and want to explain why. “Although the outlet was made aware that publishing the names of soldiers who interviewed anonymously endangers their personal safety and violates journalistic ethics, it nevertheless chose to publish their names,” a statement from the Israeli military reads.

Two senior Israeli commanders gave independent interviews in Israeli media, in which they each spoke openly about the systematic destruction of Beit Hanoun they helped oversee. Both spoke on the condition of anonymity…