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IDF: Soldiers should refuse orders which may be war crimes, Israeli ex-security adviser tells BBC

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69% Informative

Eran Etzion served four Israeli prime ministers and was deputy head of the country’s National Security Council .

Now he is warning that Israel 's military might be committing war crimes in Gaza .

He is suggesting that officers and troops should reject illegal orders.

Israel has faced mounting international criticism over its conduct during the war.

Prof Sands has led the genocide case against Myanmar and the case for Palestinian statehood at the International Court of Justice in the Hague .

He points to the fact that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for Israel ’s prime minister, defence minister and the IDF chief of staff.

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64

Informative language

56

Neutral language

71

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

42

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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