The former Israeli military intelligence chief said the high number of Palestinians killed in Gaza is “necessary for future generations,” according to recordings broadcast Friday on Israel’s Channel 12.
In the recordings, Maj. Gen. (res.) Aharon Haliva can be heard saying that “50 Palestinians should die” for every victim of Hamas’ attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. “There’s no choice, they need a Nakba every now and then to feel the consequences,” Haliva added, referring to the 1948 displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians out of what would become the border of the State of Israel.

