Nearly nine out of 10 Israeli military investigations into allegations of war crimes or abuses by its soldiers since the start of the war in Gaza have been closed without finding fault or left without resolution, according to a conflict monitor.
Unresolved investigations include the killing of at least 112 Palestinians queueing for flour in Gaza City in February 2024, Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) said, and an airstrike that killed 45 in an inferno at a tented camp in Rafah in May 2024.
Also unresolved is an inquiry into the killing of 31 Palestinians going to pick up food at a distribution point in Rafah on 1 June.
They were killed after Israeli forces opened fire, witnesses said. Shortly after, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the reports were “false” but the IDF told the Guardian that the incident was “still under review”.
It never worked this way. Ever heard about a thief who punished himself? Or a corrupted politician who closed himself in prison?
You’re talking about some fairy-land stories with rainbow ponies where there is no evil anyway.
I realise that what I’m talking about isn’t working in the IDF but your analogies are not right.
The military isn’t one person who’s turning themself in. It’s an organisation of many people so nobody would be punishing themselves.
It’s like a cashier being caught stealing from the cash drawer. They don’t punish themselves, their employer punishes them and possibly reports them to the police for further punishment.
That’s how it’s supposed to work but isn’t in this case because the whole military is on the same page.
Still you want a thief guild to punish a thief for stealing.
What is happening is happening because it was a governmental requirement. Not some crazy soldiers decided to shoot civilians for their own amusement and by their own will.