A senior Israeli Air Force officer rejects allegations that Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip were indiscriminate. For Brigadier General Omer Tischler, IAF Chief of Staff, the Israeli Air Force's attacks are “precise and targeted.”
“Our standard operating procedures,” Tischler emphasizes in a video reported by The Times of Israel, include hitting targets reported by intelligence; Attacks and maneuvers in areas with minimal civilian presence; Selecting the right ammunition to minimize collateral damage: This enables “We can target Hamas even when it operates in civilian areas. In the event of an attack, we monitor the target area. If it doesn’t follow our standard operating procedures, we won’t attack,” he says.
Even the claim that bombs do not have guidance systems with which they can hit targets precisely “is misleading”: “Even if this ammunition is not controlled by GPS, it is still used precisely,” explains Tischler. “But let me be clear: mistakes can happen in war. Even if they are extraordinary, they happen. We study them, learn from the mistakes and make changes to our process accordingly,” he adds.