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New rules: Israeli troops must fire in the air when engaging terrorists
DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. August 12, 2015, 10:14 AM (IDT)
New rules of engagement were handed down Tuesday, July 11, to the Israeli military, police and Border Guard units serving in Judea and Samaria, effectively prohibiting them from shooting Palestinians found hurling firebombs, carrying out knife attacks or other acts of terror. Security forces are restricted henceforth to firing in the air, except when their own lives are in danger. debkafile: The new rules are designed to curb the rising death toll of Palestinian terrorists engaged by Israeli troops. But some senior officers fear they will lead to more Israeli casualties.
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Source: http://www.debka.com/article/24802/
