Israel Fires Commanders for Oct 7 Failure, Not for Gaza Civilian Deaths
Al Jazeera reports Israel disciplined several military commanders over the October 7 intelligence and operational failures. Yet, the same level of accountability is conspicuously absent for the disproportionate civilian death toll in Gaza, which includes over 14,000 children according to the UN. The emphasis seems clear: failure to protect the IDF is a firing offense; failure to protect
Palestinian civilians, not so much. This isn't a new script. Netanyahu's government has a long history of sidestepping inquiries into actions causing massive civilian harm, from the 2014 Gaza war to earlier operations. The current focus on internal military failures rather than a broader national inquiry (as noted by Al Jazeera) reinforces the narrative that Palestinian lives are a strategic
externality, not a human cost. One might wonder if the 'failures' being addressed truly extend beyond borders.